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THE EDITORIAL PAGE SAYS OPPOSITION CAMPAIGN AGAINST FARM BILLS FAVOURS BROKERS Pak remains on TIMEHASCOME FORINDO-PACIFIC Nitishbyhisside,PMkicksoffcampaign CONCORD terror grey list, BY ARUN PRAKASH PAGE 8 citingGalwan,Art370and‘nayaBihar’ watchdog says Trump calls India air deadlines over ‘filthy’, is not Strategic deficiencies, non-compliance, Pakhas to act by Feb2021, says FATF entirely off SHUBHAJITROY the mark NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23

CITING“STRATEGIC deficien- cies” and non-compliance with six keymarkers in its27-point WhyPakneeds action plan on terror-financing and money-laundering, Paris- tomovenow Prime MinisterNarendraModi with Bihar Chief MinisterNitish Kumar in Sasaram; Rahul Gandhi with Tejashwi YadavinNawada district on Friday. PTI basedglobal watchdog Financial Action Task Force(FATF) Friday THE FATF has asked said Pakistanwill continue to re- Pakistan, whichhas PM: Opposition parties anti-reform, Rahul attacks PM, Tejashwi main on itsgreylist. been on itsgreylistsince US President Donald Trump BUSINESSASUSUAL The decision wasannounced 2018,toget itsact to- at the presidential debate. AP with forces trying to weaken India by FATF president Marcus Pleyer gether by February2021. BY UNNY keeps focus on Nitish, Bihar afterathree-dayvirtual plenary With the Imran Khan- while accusing the session. “Todate, Pakistanhas ledgovernment battling ESHAROY AMITABHSINHA Opposition of being speeches reflected astriking made progress across all action asevereeconomic crisis, NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 &HARIKISHAN anti-reform, and of sid- MANOJCG contrastinapproachand style. plan items and has nowlargely Delhi is hoping that this SHARMA ing with “dalaal”(bro- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 Gandhi, addressing the joint addressed21ofthe 27 action will prompt Islamabad IN HIS debateagainstthe GAYA,NEWDELHI, kers), Naxalites and public meeting in Hisua in items. As all actionplan dead- to take moreaction Democrat presidential candidate OCTOBER23 DECISION “forces out to weaken BEGINNINGHIS campaign for Nawada district, launchedablis- lines have expired,the FATF againstterrorgroups Joe Biden on Thursday, US 2020 the country”. the dead-heat Bihar Assembly tering attackonPrime Minister strongly urgesPakistantoswiftly and their leaders. President Donald Trump, while KICKINGOFF his elec- BIHAR At three brief halts elections, former Congress pres- NarendraModi —infact, refer- complete itsfull action plan by talking about his administra- tion rallies in Bihar on in Sasaram, Gaya and ident Rahul Gandhi on Fridayad- ring to him by name or as Prime February2021,”the FATF said in tion's trackrecordonchecking Friday, Prime Minister Bhagalpur,the Prime dressedajoint rallywith RJD Ministersome 20 times —onis- astatement. ■ “Demonstratethat lawen- carbon emissions, referred to NarendraModi contrastedthe Ministerspokeofthe Galwan leader and the Opposition al- sues suchasdemonetisation, Pakistanalso needs to work forcement agencies areidentify- pollution levels in other coun- NDA's work on a“naya Bihar” clash with China in June, in liance’s chief ministerial face Chinese incursion, GSTand his on four areas to “address its ing and investigating the widest tries, including India, and called with the “misrule” of the 1990s, CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Tejashwi Yadav, but their CONTINUEDONPAGE2 strategic deficiencies”, it said. rangeofterrorfinancing activity their air “filthy”. Listing the deficiencies, the FATF whichtargetdesignated persons Responding to aquestion on said that Pakistanneeds to: CONTINUEDONPAGE2 howthe candidates proposedto combat climatechangewhile supporting job growth, Trump ECONOMY SPORT claimedthe carbon emission Won’t contest polls till J&K numbers in the UnitedStates un- FORMER NCLAT U.S. FDA APPROVES KAPIL DEV SUFFERS der his administration have been CHAIRPERSON JOINS FIRST COVID-19 HEART ATTACK, ‘ON the best in the last35years. “Look special status back: Mehbooba at China, howfilthyitis. Look at ADVISORY BOARD DRUG: ANTIVIRAL ROAD TO RECOVERY’ Russia, look at India... the air’s along withthe Tricolour atop the OF GROUP HE ONCE REMDESIVIR AFTER ANGIOPLASTY filthy. Itook us out of the Paris Says will raise civil secretariat building in HAULED UP PAGE 15 PAGE 16 Accordbecause we were going to Tricolour when Srinagar,was removed. have to spend trillions of dollars, “My flag is in front of me. and we were being treated very J&K flag restored When this flag is restored to us, unfairly,’’ said Trump. we will raise the other flag Trump’s comment on India’s (Tricolour) also. But until that air quality might have been un- NAVEEDIQBAL happens, we will nothold any palatable, but it is true that over SRINAGAR,OCTOBER23 other flag in our hands. Hamara the lastfew years, Indian cities uss jhande se rishtaisjhande ne have been recording some of the DECLARINGTHATshe will have banaya hai, it is notindependent highestpollution levels in the “nothing to do with elections” till Mehbooba Mufti at apress of this flag,” Mehbooba Mufti told world. J&K’s special status under the conference in Srinagar on reporters, pointing to the flag of CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Constitution is restored,PDP Friday. Shuaib Masoodi the erstwhile stateplacedbefore president and former Chief her along with the PDP flag. MinisterMehbooba Mufti said In her firstpress conference TRUMP-BIDEN FINAL Fridaythat she will raise the Following the abrogation of following her release from over SHOWDOWN Tricolour onlywhen the J&K Article 370onAugust5,2019, the 14 months of detention under PAGE 14 stateflag is also restored. J&K stateflag, whichusedtofly CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Bharat Biotech says its 2008 GUJARAT SERIAL BOMB BLASTS CASE ICMR-backed vaccine HC turns down accused’s set for June 2021 launch plea to examine reporters, editors of newspapers PRABHARAGHAVAN cial designatedjudgetoexamine NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 SOHINIGHOSH reporters so as to authenticate AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER23 their sources forthe reportage BHARATBIOTECH, whichhas re- publishedinthe periodfollow- ceivedapproval forlate-stage AN AHMEDABAD special court ing the commission of offence human trials forits Covid vaccine conducting the trial of the 2008 and prior to the arrest of the ac- candidate, expectstohaveit serial bomb blasts case alleged cused. The publications in ques- ready by June 2021—unless the to have carriedout by the Indian tion also involvedphotographs government advances itslaunch Rapid test being conducted Mujahideen across severalsites publishedduring this period. through emergency use autho- in Ahmedabad on Friday. in Ahmedabad and Surat, on As recordedinthe order of risation, according to atop com- Nirmal Harindran Thursdayrejected an application October 22 by JudgeAmbalal R pany official. by the accusedthat had sought Patel, who has been specially The Hyderabad-basedfirm that the defence be permitted to designated forthe speedy trial of plans to test over 20,000 volun- Ltd, told The Indian Express. examine editors, reporters and the bomb blastcases, the re- teers across 12-14statesfor “If we getall the approvals in photographers of certain news- porters and photographers Covaxin, itsindigenous candi- place,IthinkduringQ2of 2021, we papers at the time. whom the defence wanted to date, Sai Prasad, executive direc- should getthe efficacy readout According to asource, the ac- examine includedthose from tor, Bharat Biotech International CONTINUEDONPAGE2 cusedhad prayedbefore the spe- CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Bluetooth tracker forterror attacks finds newuse in pandemic time —atthe IPL

PAGE1 trackerisbeing worn by the ANCHOR cricketers —around their necks —atall times, exceptwhile play- ing or training, to ensurethat no- body steps out of the bubble un- MIHIRVASAVDA noticed. The technology wasalso NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 usedfor England’s home Test se- ries againstthe West Indies and NOT SO long ago, BotanOsman Pakistanearlier this year. wasdesigning technology to In the IPL, the location and trackand trace people afterter- movement of eachplayer, sup- rorattacks,industrial accidents portstaff and others involvedin or natural calamities. But now, as the games, is monitored in real- chief executive of British tech time with sensors placedacross firm Restrata,heisadapting the Everyone inside IPL bio-bubble has been giventhe Bluetooth 13 hotels, three stadiums, train- same systems to protect crick- device, worn around their necks. Delhi Capitals/ Instagram ing grounds and buses ferrying eters from Covid —and help or- the players. ganisers bring the crowds back If social-distancing rules are to stadiums. day. But our sports-related work from London. broken —orifaperson enters a “Factories, offices, oil fields, gets alot of press because, well, Since the IPL got underwayin non-designated zone —analert powerplants...wehavebeen sportisinteresting,” says Osman, the UAEinabio-bubble last is triggered.Restratathen helping alot of people day-to- speaking to The Indian Express month, Restrata’s Bluetooth CONTINUEDONPAGE2 Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM 2 THE SECOND PAGE THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,OCTOBER24,2020

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HC turns down While the US's carbon diox- be usedtounderstand how chief Masood Azhar and under- ide emissions have dropped manypeople arethereright worlddon Dawood Ibrahim. accused’s plea to during Trump’s tenure, theyare now, howmanypeople can we PM kicks off campaign with promise of Bharat Biotech examine not, as he claimed, the lowest in move to safetyand who is miss- the last35years. According to ing -- three very important says its ICMR- reporters, datafromthe US Environment questions. If youcan answer Protection Agency,carbon diox- ‘naya Bihar’, warns against Opp ‘misrule’ these questions in five seconds, backed vaccine editors of ide emissions droppedto5,253 rather than in five minutes, you million tonnes in 2017,which whichsoldiers of 16 Bihar regi- is that the place whereLord ThecrowdinGayawasrela- ers, want to onlygoonlyto have savedalifepotentially,”he set for June newspapers wasthe lowest since 1993, or 24 ment had been killed, and ac- Buddha receivedenlighten- tively sparse because of restric- placesthathave basicminimum says. years. But the emissions rose to cusedthe Opposition of sup- ment, the land of peace, has tions placeddue to the coron- facilities…ThatiswhyGayaand The pandemic, Osman says, 2021 rollout vernacular dailies Sandesh and 5,424million tonnes the next porting those "conspiring" beengiftedtoNaxalites,”hesaid. avirus epidemic. Onlypeople Bodh Gaya aregetting all these has brought anew risk dimen- DivyaBhaskar, and English year,the lastyear forwhichdata againstIndia. Modi said mostofthe cur- withmaskswereallowedinside facilities. ThereisanIIM in Gaya sion: human contact. Since from our phase-3 clinicaltrial — dailies The Indian Express and is available. “Today, thesituationhasbe- rent problems of the statewere thevenue,andentrywasbarred now. Therewas atime when proximity between people was April, May, June, forexample. Ahmedabad Mirror, pertaining The United States still contin- come suchthat these people alegacy of the misrule of the once all the well-spacedout thereweren't enough schools neverabig risk before,Restrata That is forthe full efficacy re- to reportage involving alleged ues to be second biggestemitter (Oppositionparties)donothes- 1990s, and told people they plastic chairs were taken. forchildren here,” he said. had to tweak itstechnology to sults,” Prasad said. purchase of timers (for bombs) of greenhouse gases afterChina. itatetosupportpeople who are were witnessing the making of However, afterthe speechbe- In Gaya,whereChief monitor the distance between Covaxin, developedincol- and siteofalleged training of the Itstotal greenhouse gasemis- conspiring to weaken India… a"naya Bihar". gan, afew thousand morepeo- MinisterNitish Kumar wasnot people. laboration with the Indian accused, in editions of these sions (carbon dioxide and oth- The countryhad been waiting Directingmuchofhisattack ple sneaked in. accompanyinghim,Modimen- Since the pandemicbegan, a Council of Medical Research’s dailies in the period of six to 12 ers) wasmorethan 6.6 billion foryearsto abrogateArticle370 ontheRJD,themainopposition Modialsobroughtupthere- tionedhis name onlyonce dur- majorityofsporting events, in- National InstituteofVirology,is days,prior to the arrest of the ac- tonnes in 2018. from Jammu and Kashmir.We party,but without naming it, cent protests by the Opposition ing his 25-minutespeech. cludingthe IPL, have been held an inactivatedvaccine that is ex- cusedonAugust16, 2008. As per India is the thirdbiggest took the decision, but today, Modi said, “Therewas atime againstthetwofarmlaws intro- Heaskedpeopleto comeout in frontofempty stands. And as pected to work by injecting the theaccused's application, there- emitter of greenhouse gases in these people aretalking about whenpeoplewhousedtoget off ducedbythe Central govern- and vote, but with precautions lifeslowlyreturns to anew nor- “killedversion” of the Covid-19 portage in these dailies pointed the world, but itsemissions are reversingthisdecision.Theyare at railway stations at night ment, and accusedthem of try- to protect themselvesagainst mal, organisers, likethose in virus intothe body to develop an out inconsistencies in the case. less than half that of the US. saying that if theycome to would spend the entirenight at ing to save brokers and Covid-19. charge of that T20 county game, immune response. The application wasopposed According to the Global Carbon power, theywill bring back the platform and go to their middlemen. “Aapka vote isliyezaroori hai arelooking at this technology to The approval forBharat by the stategovernment Budget reportfor 2019,India’s Article370.Andlookattheirau- homes onlyinthe morning. “Whenthecountrydecided taki Bihar phir se beemar na pad fill the stands in aphasedman- Biotech to conduct phase-3 tri- through itspublic prosecutors estimated carbon dioxide emis- dacity.After saying all this, they Thereweretimes when people to freefarmersfrommiddlemen jaye.Aursatarktaisliyezaroorihai ner. als currentlyputsitbehind on the ground that similar appli- sions forthe year 2018 wasonly stillhave thenervetoseekvotes would notbuy cars forfear of and brokers, they(the taki aap aur aapka parivaar Osman admitsitwill be a front-runner Serum Instituteof cations had been filedearlier 2.65 billion tonnes, whichisless from the people of Bihar,the letting people of aparticular Opposition) came out in sup- beemarisebacharahe(Yourvote challenge, but he remains opti- India, whichissaid to be in the whichhad been rejected by the than half of the US’s 5.4 billion Bihar that sends itssons and (vishesh) party guess their in- portofmiddlemenandbrokers; isimportantto ensurethatBihar mistic. “The challengeisnot just process of recruiting and vacci- trial courtthen. tonnes. India’s per capitaemis- daughters to guardthe country comes,” he said. mandi-MSP (market and does notfall sickagain. And it's contact but managing the flow nating participantsfor the third The courtwhile rejecting the sions, according to this report, on the border.Isitnot an insult “Lekin,aajyehnayaBiharhai. Minimum SupportPrice) is just important foryou to be vigilant of all these people.Our devices phase of testing forits candidate, application, stated in itsorder wasone-eighth that of the US. to the feelings of Bihar?” he AajkeBiharmelaaltenkizaroorat an excuse,” he said. sothatyouandyourfamiliesare give alocation precision of Covishield. that anyinformation that is dis- The withdrawal from the asked the crowdathis firstrally nahi hai (This is anew Bihar. Modipromisedthatif voted protectedfromthedisease),”he around 30 cm, whichisanex- The resultsofavaccine’s effi- seminated in dailynewspapers 2015 Paris Agreement was in Sasaram. Thereisnoneedfor akerosene to power, the NDAgovernment said. Modi, however, made no tremelyhigh accuracy,” he says. cacy showwhether it has been is providedbythe reporters who something that Trumphad In Gaya,Modi accusedthe lampintoday’s Bihar),” Modi would further upgrade infra- mention of the free vaccine “Wealso have video analytics able to reduce the number of "managetobring information promisedduring his election Opposition parties of support- said, referring to the RJD's elec- structureinBihar.“People, promise made by the BJP in its when needed. We believe this cases in the inoculated group. from somewhereand by some campaign. Ayear and ahalf af- ing Naxalites. “What an ironyit tion symbol. whethertheyare tourists oroth- election manifesto. will be useful across all phases “Weare committed to doing all means and editors publish sto- terbecoming President, in June of return.” our phase-1,phase-2 and phase- ries brought by reporters and it 2017,Trumpmade good on his 3clinical trials in itsentirety, but maybethe case that the said in- promise, making the US the first Pak remains on Ithink the government mayalso formation maynot be true...the countrytopull out of the agree- Rahul attacks PM; Tejashwi focus on Nitish, Bihar be considering emergency use reporters mayhavereceivedin- ment that seekstokeep global government’s handling of the meeting in Baghalpur,where He went on to attackthe saying Bihar is alandlocked terror grey list, approval,” Prasad said. formation from the police sta- averagetemperatures from ris- pandemic and the exodus of Tejashwi wasnot there, Prime Ministeronthe issue of statesofactories can’t be set He said, however, that the tion, from the investigating offi- ing beyond 2degree Celsius migrant workers. He men- Gandhi made amends and at- unemployment, asking him to up. Nitishji, youare tired.You watchdog says firm is notpushing forsuchanap- cer or even from the informant compared to pre-industrial lev- tionedChief MinisterNitish tacked Kumar and spokeabout tell the people of Bihar how cannothandle Bihar anymore,” deadlines over proval. “Our intent is to develop and mayhavebeen leaked to the els. Kumar barelythrice. Bihar more, yetkeptthe focus manyjobs he has giventhem, the RJD leader said. everything to itslogical conclu- media.” The US wasnot apartofthe Yadav, on the other hand, largely on Prime Minister accusedhim of “working for “When UPAgovernment and entities, and those who act sion in terms of empirical evi- All the details of the case are Kyoto Protocol either,having de- referred to Modi onlythrice – Modi. Ambani and Adani”, and wasinpower, didn’t Laluji set on the behalf/direction of the dence and data, and efficacy data on the court’s records and “the cidednot to ratify the agreement thattoo in the contextofspe- Gandhi beganhis address slammedhim on issues suchas up rail factories? Wasn’t Bihar designated persons or entities”. andsafetydata. But thereare dis- information whichmay come that wasthe predecessor to the cial packageand special status at the joint rallyattacking the demonetisation, GSTand the land lockedthen? Give me one ■ “Demonstratethat terror fi- cussions, Iguess, within the gov- on the recordbyexamining re- Paris pact. forBihar –and focusedhis en- Prime Ministeroverthe farm laws.His focus on Bihar chance. The firstdecision of my nancing prosecutions result in ernment about that (emergency porters, editors and photogra- Union Ministerfor tireattackonNitish Kumar,ac- Chinese incursion. wasonlyinthe contextofthe cabinetafter Ibecome chief effective,proportionateand dis- use approval),” he said. phers of the daily newspapers Environment, Forestsand cusing him of failing to create “Prime MinisterNarendra hardships facedbymigrant ministerwill be to give 10 lakh suasive sanctions”. The firm plans to enrol cannotbeconsidered as true...,” ClimateChange, Prakash jobs, ruining the healthcare Modisays he bows down be- workers during the lockdown. government jobs... The Prime ■“Demonstrateeffective imple- “25,000 to 26,000”participants the courtadded. Javadekar has, time and time and education system and ig- fore the soldiers from Bihar “When youwerewalking Ministercame to Bihar today. mentation of targeted financial across the country, including in The courtalso addedthat the again, along with leaders of noring theneeds of farmers. who had laid down their home hungryand thirsty,what We hopedyou will say sanctions againstall...designated Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, provisions in the criminal pro- other countries, pointed to the Yadavhad been keeping his lives… but that is notthe ques- wasModi saying? Did he help whether Bihar will getspecial terrorists and those acting foror Maharashtraand Bihar,Prasad cedurecode (CrPC)with respect role that richer,developedcoun- campaign centered on Kumar’s tion… the question is, when you... did he help Bihar’s mi- status or not. Youwould say on their behalf; preventing the said. “This is what has been pre- to leading the defence, under tries neededtoplayinshoulder- governance recordof15years, Bihar’s young soldiers were grants? And he says he bows what happenedtothe special raising and moving of funds in- sented to the CDSCO(Central whichthis application wasten- ing the financial burden of cli- deftlyavoiding mention of na- martyred,that daywhat did down before workers. But packagethat youhad an- cluding in relation to non-profit Drugs StandardControl dered by the accused, clearly matechange. tional issues or taking on Prime the Prime Ministerofthe coun- when the time came, he didn’t nounced," Tejashwi said. organisations; identifying and Organisation) and DCGI (Drug statethat an application can be At the meeting of BASIC MinisterModi. trysay and what did he do? help... When youwerewalking He said his father Lalu freezing assets;and prohibiting Controller General of India), and rejected if it implies an unnec- (Brazil, South Africa, India and And as he has been doing, The question is when China without food and water, he Prasad will come out of jail on access to funds and financial theyhaveacceptedthat,” he said. essaryexcuse to delaythe trial. China) nations in Sao Paulo as he did notforgettomention killed20ofour soldiers and didn’t give youatrain or bus,” November 9after securing bail. services”. While the number of testing Meanwhile, the accused, well as the COP25meetin Navaratri, saying he has come took our land -- 1200 (sq) km Gandhi said. "Lalu ji is getting releasedon ■ “Demonstrateenforcement centres mayincrease, the target who had sought that certain Madrid lastyear,Javadekar had afterpaying obeisance to “Ma of India’slandChina hasoccu- Tejashwi, on the other bail on November 9. He has got againstviolation of terror financ- is around 25 clinical trial sites, he documentssupporting their pointed out that the developed Durga”and has done a“kalash pied--why did our Prime hand, hit out at Kumar.“In 15 one bail and will securean- ing sanctions...of administrative said. “For the lasttwo months, we case be brought on the trial worldhad over the pastdecade sthapana” (during whichare- Ministerinsulting our brave- years, has Nitishji givenyou other on November 9, which and criminal penalties and have been trying to establish and court’s records and be addedas promisedUSD 1trillion to devel- solve is taken), and asked peo- hearts and saythat no one has jobs, setupfactories, stop mi- also happenstobemybirth- provincial and federal authori- develop these sites...across 12 to exhibits, were notaccededto oping countries to combat cli- ple to take avow to vote out entered Indian territory? You gration, eradicatepoverty,pro- day. The next day, Nitishji will ties cooperating on enforcement 14 states in India as of now...it’s earlier,onthe ground that pros- matechange, of whichonly Kumar. insulted the Indian Armywhen vide irrigation facilities forthe have his farewell.” cases”. well spread between north, ecution had objected to the close to twoper cent had been Interestingly,the Congress youliedthat no Chinese soldier farmers? Even those with jobs The fight, he said, is notbe- On Thursday, pushing for south, eastand west,” he said, same. paid. toohad been trying to keep the has entered Indian territory. had their jobs snatchedaway tween Nitish and Tejashwi or Pakistantoremain on the list, adding that during the firsttwo Nowthe accusedhavealso The Indian government has campaign limited to local is- The question is, when will you by Modiji and Nitishji... sugar Rahul and Modi. The fight is MinistryofExternal Affairs phases, Covaxin wasprovidedto movedanapplication seeking also maintainedthat the tech- sues until Gandhi addressed throw out Chinese soldiers mills, paper mills, jutemills between adictatorial govern- spokesperson Anurag Srivastava volunteers across 12 sites. that the concernedcourtoffi- nology transfer promisedaspart the rally. In his second public from Indian land,” Gandhi said. were closeddown. Nitishji is ment and the people. had said: “As is well known, “Therewill be quiteafew cials be permitted as defence of climatechangemitigation Pakistancontinues to provide newsites and therewill also be witnesses in the case, adecision measures had notmaterialised. safehavens to terroristentities quiteafew newstates, because on whichisexpected on However, the good news to discredit J&K’s mainstream our rightsfromusonAugust5, the Citizenship (Amendment) when spectators areallowedin and individuals and has also not the siteselection forphase-3 is Monday, according to an advo- from the recent Stateofthe parties, it will notbeable to do they have torn the Constitution Act, trampling the rightsofmi- the stands. Osman says theyare yettaken anyaction againstsev- completely different from a caterepresenting the accused. Global Air reportisthat both so. to shreds. Even if theyhad 500 norities, and then bringing in the developing newalgorithms so eral terroristentities and indi- phase-1 or aphase-2. We are Fiftyeight people were killed India and China have reduced “Theyare trying to replace members in Parliament, they newfarm laws. that thousands of people can be viduals including those pro- looking at, obviously, the capa- and around 200injured in the household exposuretoair pol- this country’s Constitution with did nothavethe powertosnatch allowedinside stadiums using scribed by the UNSC, suchas bilities and expertise of the site, serial blasts across Ahmedabad lution, whichisnow being con- the BJP manifesto,and this will away Article 370or35A,they Bluetooth this technology. Masood Azhar, Dawood but also at what’s happening in on July26, 2008. sidered aleading contributor to notlastlong,” she said. don’t have those powers. The In September,Restratawas Ibrahim, Zakir-ur-Rahman terms of Covid-19disease in maternal and infant mortality “The people of J&K areex- Constitution of India lends those tracker for involvedinapilotproject in Lakhvi.” those respective areas...it’s a rates. India has reducedthis ex- pendable to them (Centre), what powers to the Constituent England where2,500fans were TheFATFhad issuedthe ac- multifacetedapproachtoselect Trump calls posurefrom73per cent to 61 theywant is territory. This coun- AssemblyofJ&K,” she said. terror attacks allowedtowatchadomestic T20 tionplanafter placing Pakistan asite,” said Prasad. per cent over the pastdecade. trywill run on the Constitution, Referring to Mahatma finds new use in county matchbetween Surrey on the grey listinJune 2018. Other vaccine candidates in India air ‘filthy’, Lastyear,India launcheda notBJP’s manifesto,” she said. Gandhi and Nelson Mandela, and HampshireatThe Oval. Recently, the task force's the fray arethose of Zydus National Clean Air Programme Referring to the constitu- Mufti said it is going to be “a pandemic time Spectators were givenBluetooth International Cooperation Cadila, whichisclose to com- is not entirely that seekstoreduce pollutant tional changes stripping J&K of long-drawnfight.” She said the devices similar to what the play- ReviewGroup notedthat pleting phase-2 trials of ZyCov- off the mark levels by 20 to 30 per cent by itsspecialstatus, Mufti said actions of August5,2019were —atthe IPL ers in the IPL arewearing, and Pakistanhad compliedwith 21 D, and of Russia's Gamaleya year 2024inover100 cities. “what has been snatchedaway perpetuated through the BJPs their movementstracked inside points. Research Institute, whichwill AState of the GlobalAir 2020 In April 2020, the country from us, will be takenback… “brutemajority” in Parliament. reports the violation to the the stadium. In February, the FATF gave soon begin phase 2/3 trials of reportbythe Boston-based initiated aswitchtoBharat Stage this is apolitical battle that we On the upcoming elections Indian cricket board, whichwill And yet, cricket,orCovid, Pakistanafour-month grace pe- Sputnik Vincollaboration with Health EffectsInstituteand the VI (BS-VI) vehicle emission stan- will fight peacefully.” to the District Development impose penaltiesonviolators wasnot what this device was riod to complete the 27-point Dr Reddy's. Institutefor Health Metrics and dards, whichisexpected to bring She said her struggle will not Councils and whether her party that rangefromsix-dayquaran- developedfor. plan. It extendedthe deadline by Covaxin became the subject Evaluation, releasedearlier this benefitsoverthe next fewyears. be confinedtoseeking restora- would be willing to cede space tine to suspension and even re- Osman, who has consulted three months due to the post- of controversy early in July, week,found that India has the tion of Article 370but will go be- to the BJP by notcontesting elec- moval. forvarious British firms operat- ponement of itsplenaryfollow- when ICMR Director General Dr highestexposuretoPM2.5 in ‘Will raise yond “for the resolution of the tions, Mufti said the People’s Speaking to The Indian ing in the Middle East, says it was ingthe Covidoutbreak. Balram Bhargava wrotetoprin- the world(in 2019), followed Kashmir dispute”. Alliance will take afinal call on Express earlier about the IPL bio- originallydesignedtotrace peo- The FATF listing makes it ex- cipal investigators before early- closelybyNepal, Nigeria, Tricolour when Emphasising that she is “not these issues. bubble, Sunrisers Hyderabad ple’s location, the risktheyfaced tremelydifficult forPakistanto stagehuman trials, suggesting Bangladesh and Pakistan, with forpower”, Mufti urgedthe peo- “This is notjustabout BJP,but mentor VVSLaxman had said: and elicit aresponse. getfinancial aid from the IMF, that the government waslook- India having seen an increase in J&K flag back… ple of J&K to stand with the po- itscronies as well. People have “Wehavebeen givenadevice, “You arethinking about how the WorldBank and the ing at alaunchdateofAugust15. PM 2.5 levels and exposuretoit won’t contest till litical leadership that has come to survive.Wewill weigh the whichtracksour movement. to protect people from actsof European Union. Officials later clarifiedthat since 2010. together as the People’s Alliance. pros and cons and take adeci- The BCCI has takenprecautions terrorism, or ahurricane or an In August, Pakistanimposed the letter,whichurged investi- India also has one of the special status “I have no interestinelections. sion under the leadership of so that players remain industrial accident. These areall financial sanctions on 88 gators to “fasttrack”all ap- highestexposures to ozone in The Constitution, under whichI Farooq Abdullah, and we will do safe...Overall, it's working very risksthat requirepreparation bannedterrorgroups and their provals and ensuresubject en- the world, behind Qatar and restored’ contestedelections, till it is re- what is right,” she said. well." and monitoring,” Osman says. leaders, including 26/11 rollment no later than July7,was Nepal. India has experienceda stored to us, Ihavenothing to do Stating that the BJP did not Officials sayasimilar tech- “So if Iaminanindustrial ac- Mumbai attackmastermind and notaimedatlaunching the vac- 17 per cent increase in ozone ex- the Public SafetyAct, she said no with elections.” stop at J&K, she accuseditof“po- nology is settobeusedatstadi- cident, let’s sayatanoil com- Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz cine at the costofsafetyand ef- posureinthe pastdecade. matter howhardthe Centretries “By forcefullytaking away larising the country” by passing ums to ensuresocial distancing pany, then our technology will Saeed, Jaish-e-Mohammed ficacy.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,OCTOBER24,2020 AHMEDABAD RURAL TWO FROM UP HELD WITH 8.85 KG OF MARIJUANA Twopersons, Ramesh Saroj and Rambhai Verma,both residents of Bavlaand natives of Pratapgarh in 4 GUJARAT UttarPradesh, were arrested with 8.85 kilograms of marijuana in BavlatalukaofAhmedabad rural on Friday. They were arrested by ateam of Special Operations Group and booked under the NDPS Act.

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ignations. Addressing apress forsisters of this countryand it EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE conference in Morbi, afew days wasthe lifeline forwomen dur- RAJKOT,VADODARA,OCT23 ago, Congress spokesperson ing the Covid-19pandemic.” Manish Doshi had stated that Speaking about the Swachch UNION MINISTER Smriti Irani Merja had done gaddari with Bharat Abhiyan, Irani said, on Fridaydefendeddefections people of Morbi who elected "Modiji's government has given by five Congress MLAs to BJP in him in 2017. respect to women, who arerep- Gujarat by asking howcan the Irani said that Congress is not resentativesofGoddess Lakshmi Congress, whichdid notsup- sure of who is leading it whereas who rides on the Kamal (lotus port abrogation of Article 370 BJP,under the leadershipof flower). Those leaders who were of the Constitution, levelalle- Prime MinisterNarendraModi born with golden spoons in their gations of 'gaddari' (cheating) is working to makethe founda- mouth will neverunderstand againstthe five MLAs. Smriti Irani addressedtwo tions of the nation strong. what humiliation women faced ““I have heardthat local election meetings in Morbi “I want to ask Congress to while defecating in the open, PUJA AT HOME Congress is spreading something and Karjan on Friday firstdecide as to howmanylead- with cans of waterintheir likesomeone has desertedthe ers it has. Is it ledbyanindividual hands. Modiji has made toilets ABengali familyinAhmedabad celebrates Durga Puja at their home. Nirmal Harindran party and that theyhavecom- or by akhandan (noble family)? for11crore families in the coun- mitted treason againstthe party. The Centrehad abrogated If it is akhandan, in politics, such try, who were seeing atoiletfor But these arethe people who Articles 370and 35-A of the aparty would notbeable to un- the firsttime." triedeverything to compromise Constitution, whichprovided derstand hardships facedbythe The Union Ministerfor Textile Health workers will be prioritised when integrity of the countrywhen special status to Jammu and poor," Irani said. and Women and Child BJP stated on the floor of Kashmir,inAugustlastyear. She also addressedapublic Development also said that Parliament that from Kashmir to Irani also remindedthe meet- rallyinVadodara's Karjan Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Kanyakumari, the country ing that Congress had also Assemblyconstituency cam- wasnot able to deliverhis prom- Covid-19 vaccine arrives: Gujarat govt would unit under one Flag, one sought proof from the Army paigning forBJP candidate ise of "freeing farmers from mid- Constitution.These arethe peo- about airstrikes on Balakot in AkshayPatel. dlemen." “It wasNarendraModi National Health Mission (NHM), Meanwhile,TheIndianExpress hospitals, medical colleges, ple who asked on the floor of the PakistanOccupiedKashmir. Enlisting the various who freedfarmers from the mid- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE MA Pandya, told this paper that spoketoGujarat Deputy Chief AYUSH clinics and hospitals, den- Parliament if Constitution and Merja and sevenother schemes initiated by the Modi- dlemen with the farm laws and AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER23 while an official communication MinisterNitin Patel, who also tists,general practitioners (al- Parliament givesyou powerto Congress MLAs had resignedas ledNDA government since its it is the same Congress party that hadbeensentto districtsandmu- holds the health portfolio in the lopathy/ AYUSH), etc. regarding repeal Article 370. Will the peo- legislators in the run up to the firstterm at the Centrein2014, is protesting againstit,” she said. THEGUJARAThealthdepartment nicipalcorporationsregardingthe state, on Thursday, and inquired the personnel working at the es- ple who couldn't boycottthe RajyaSabha elections in Gujarat Irani said, "The Congress .Irani also alleged that on Fridaydeclared that health collectionof dataforthedatabase aboutthewayaheadwithrespect tablishments. According to Article 370will todaydeliverser- in June this year.Fiveofthem, in- mockedhim (the Prime Congress president Sonia workers,whethergovernmentor on October 21,“following avideo to vaccine distribution or pricing. Pandya, onlypersonal details are mon on gaddari?" Irani asked cluding Merja, have since de- Minister) forJan Dhan bank ac- Gandhi's son-in-lawRobert private,and anyone associated conference today(Friday, with He said, “First, let’s wait forthe being collected and no medical while addressing an election fected to the BJP,whichhas given countsin2014. Of the 40 crore Vadrahad grabbed farmers’ land with ahealth institution, includ- Central health ministrybureau- vaccine to come, nothing is records will be taken. meeting in supportofBJP candi- ticketstothem to contestthe by- bank accountsopenedunder and that suchleaders could ing class four employees, will be crats, addressedtoall states), we known about when it will come. Thedatabasewillalsoinclude dateBrijesh Merja in Morbi. polls warranted due to their res- Jan Dhan yojana, 20 crorewere nevermean well to farmers. considered on apriority basis have moreclarity.”Pandyawillbe We have notdecidedonany pric- those employedwith the state's whenthevaccineforCovid-19ar- the state-levelnodal officer in ingyet; whateverguidelinesshall 108ambulance services, angan- rives. The same wasalso outlined Gujarat with respect to vaccina- begivenbythePrimeMinister, we wadi staff, ward boys and house- ‘BID TO INFLUENCE VOTERS IN NAME OF RELIGION’ Paatil cancels to betheCentralhealthministry’s tion-related activities. willfollowit.We have everything keeping staffathealth facilities. policy in avideo conference on However, hesaidthatotheras- ready otherwise, but letmorebe Pandyaestimatesthattheperson- Friday. Anationaldatabaseto this pectspertaining to pricing and known about the vaccine first.” nel forming partofthe database Cong complains to ECI: Rupani election tour effectisunderworksandthedata dosage“will be decidedlater,” Forbuilding the database, in- from Gujarat maynumber up to entries in Gujarat areexpected to subjectto theCentralhealthmin- formation is being collectedfrom 4.5 lakh. Those apartofthe data- of Kutch, be completedbyOctober 31. istry’s guidelines,and arenot be- the government, private health base areexpected to be the first speech being used as caller tune Director of the Gujarat ing considered at this point. institutes, hospitals, corporate beneficiaries of the vaccine. goes to Delhi state.” wroteVyasinthe com- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Misconduct plaint letter. Over 1,100 Tuition centre AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER23 has been “Now this caller tune has EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE CASETRACKER alleged on startedoperating afterthe code GANDHINAGAR,OCTOBER23 PLACES CONFIRMED DEATHS NEW CASES owner among 7 GUJARATPRADESH Congress behalf of of conduct wasannouncedand fresh cases Committee (GPCC) secretary CM Rupani filing of nomination forms. He GUJARATBJP president CR Ahmedabad 40,1041,885 182 held for ‘running Nishit Vyas on Fridayfileda is influencing the voters and Paatil on Fridaycancelledhis reported, tally Amreli 2,689 26 18 complaint with the Election public in the name of religion election tour of Abdasa in Kutch Anand 1,365 16 16 gambling den’ Commission of India (ECI) alleg- star campaigners of Bharatiya and depicting himself as one of and went to NewDelhi for crosses 1.65 L Aravalli 700246 ing that Chief MinisterVijay JanataParty forthe by- elec- the messiah and protector of “party-related work”. Paatil said Banaskantha 2,6073023 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Rupani committed an act of un- tions to eight assemblyseatsin Hindu religion," the com- that the Abdasa tour was SURAT,OCTOBER23 due influence on the voters in Gujarat and he has affirma- plainant alleged. rescheduledfor Saturday. Bharuch2,788 16 24 EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE the name of religion as his tively committed an act of un- Vyas has further demanded Paatil’s Delhi tour sparked AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER23 Bhavnagar 4,623 69 15 UNABLE TO paythe rent of atu- speechisbeing usedascaller due influence on the voters in thatthecallertunebetakendown speculations about the reasons Botad825 53ition centre, itsowner allegedly tune of all mobile networks , the name of religion by using and action be againstRupani. forthe sudden development. THE STATEreportedover1,100 Chhota Udepur 628 47took to running agambling den ahead of by-elections to eight his speechasacaller tune of all "Itistherefore prayedto order Sources said that Paatil might fresh cases of coronavirus, tak- Dahod 1,8646 13 and wasamong sevenpersons Assemblyseats. mobile telephone operators. In to prohibit or restrain the mobile have gone to meetthe party high ing itstallytoover1.65 lakh cases arrested,following apolice raid As per the complaint letter the said caller tune, Rupani is telephone operators from using command to finalise the organi- Dang 119 on Friday. in KatargamareaofSurat, on filedonFridayaddressedtothe addressing the public at large, thespeechofRupaniascallertune zational structureofthe party in However, three districts— Devbhoomi 7215 5 Thursdaynight. Police also ECI and Chief Electoral Officer in advising them to celebrate prior to ringing of acall. And to Gujarat. Paatil has been ap- Dang, Tapi and Valsad —did not Dwarka seizedcash and sevenmobile Gujarat, Vyas has alleged mis- Navratri Garba festival in the prosecuteRupaniforcommitting pointed Gujarat BJP president in reportasingle case on Friday. Gandhinagar 4,617 89 38 phones worthRs64,500. conduct on behalf of Rupani. manner in whichheisrequest- theoffenceof undueinfluenceon July. But, he is yettoannounce the These districtsalso tested least Gir Somnath 1,707 21 12 According to police, "Vijay Rupani is one of the ing as aleader and CM of the the voters (sic)," read the letter. neworganization in the state. number of samples. On Friday, Dharmesh Sonani, who tutored Speaking to The Indian the three districtscombined Jamnagar 8,014 35 55 studentsbetween classes eight Express about his Delhi tour, tested 1,000-odd samples. Junagadh 3,518 32 23 and 12 at Swastik Arcade near Paatil said that it wasrelated to With six persons succumbing Kheda 1,523 15 14 VM Godhani school in Katargam, ‘No fire NoC for around 60% of party and the reasons were not to the infection on Friday, the Kutch2,556 33 18 allowedhis friends and acquain- to be discussedinpublic. He death toll crossed3,700. Mahisagar 1,221132tances to use the premises for addedthat his Abdasa tour has With over 1,200patientsdis- gambling activities. buildings in 8corporation areas’ been rescheduledtoSaturday. chargedonFriday, the total num- Mehsana 3,618 31 37 Katargampolice carriedout Notably, the Prime Minister berofdischargedpatientstill Morbi 2,036 18 16 araid at Sonani tuition classes on is also going to virtuallyinau- datereached1.47lakh. Friday Narmada 1,245120 Thursdayand caught sevenper- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE FIRENoC FORBUILDINGS guratethree projectsinGujarat wasthe 19th daywhen the state Navsari 1,3277 2 sons involvedingambling activ- AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER23 on Saturday. These include dischargedmorepatientsthan Panchmahal 2,792 22 19 ities. Besides Sonani, the six Kisan SuryodayYojana which newcases. other accusedwereidentifiedas NEARLY60per cent of the build- Municipal TotalFireNoCs Fire NoCnot issued will give day-time electricity to Patan2,3844221 Ahmedabaddistrictcrossed Kanti Chodwadiya, Lavji Kanani, ings in the eight corporation ar- corporation buildings issued/notrenewed farmers foragriculture, Girnar 40,000cases and the Ahmedabad Porbandar 9124 1 Dhiru Makwana, Sanjay eas across Gujarat did notrenew Ropewayproject in Junagadh city limitscurrentlyhas 105sites Rajkot 12,761 165107 Chandani, Mukesh Tank and or were notissuedtheir fire Ahmedabad 27322 8410 18912 and revamped building of UN designatedas microcontainment Sabarkantha 1,558 11 34 Dhansukh Sankhavara. safetyNoObjection Certificates Gandhinagar 709122 587 MehtaHeartResearch Institute zones, following the five newar- KatargampoliceinspectorBD (NoC), the stategovernment said. in Ahmedabad. Surat 35,135 825 239 Rajkot 103103 0 eas whichwereaddedonFriday Gohilsaid,“Dharmeshstatedthat The stategovernment's ad- and six others whichwerere- Surendranagar 2,244 13 21 he wasfacing financial problems mission came while submitting Vadodara858 790 68 movedfromthe list. Tapi 7766 and wasunable to paythe rent of an action takenreport(ATR) to Bhavnagar 361291 70 Man detained Jamnagar has seen aconsid- Vadodara14,701 219121 the tuition classes, so he started the Gujarat High Courton Junagadh 427295 12 erable dip in newcases, adding 55 gambling activities. His source of October 21 regarding fire safety Valsad 1,239 8 Surat 17853 105747279 newcases on Friday, lowest since income is through tuition classes measures being implemented in for ‘sexually mid-August. On Thursday, the Cumulative Total New Cumulative and due to the pandemic, it has the state. The submissions were Jamnagar 507286 221 discharge: district collector declared 13 ar- cases: cases: deaths: stopped. Since the lastcouple of made owing to the court’s order Totals 4814020871 27149 harassing’ easinits rurallimitsascontain- 1,47,572 1,65,514 1,112 3,701 months, he has been running the in apublic interestlitigation ment areas until November 1. gambling den with the others.” movedbyadvocateAmit Panchal, 8-year-old girl in the aftermath of the Shrey ings had fire NoCs. The ATRalso The statehas nowsubmitted Hospital fire tragedy, wherein a stated that the AMC also issueda in the ATRthat itsurban develop- purportedshortcircuit had killed circular on September 19,pre- ment and urban housing depart- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE AMC launches Covid care facility for senior eight Covid-19patientsinthe scribing eligibility for“immedi- ment has issuedacommunica- AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER23 hospital’s ICU ward in August. atelymaking appointmentsin tion dated October 6toall eight In Ahmedabad Municipal 99 posts of firemen and 8posts municipal commissioners, issu- A55-YEAR-OLD man wasde- citizens, those with comorbid conditions Corporation (AMC), only8,400 of stretcher bearers.” ingspecificdirectionswithregard tainedonFridayfor allegedly out of the over 27,300buildings Earlier,Panchal, in an affi- to filling up all vacant posts of fire sexuallyharassing an eight-year- Under this scheme, ateam of alater stagewherethe complica- tected with Covid symptoms at had been issuedfireNoC, while davit, had submitted that of the department and “moreparticu- old girlinAhmedabad. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE threeparamedicswillmonitorthe tions areatahigher level. their residence itself. In case they 18,900other buildings do not total 670positions sanctionedby larly of firemen on emergent ba- An FIR wasfiledatthe local AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER23 health condition of the targetsby To manageand analysethe test positive,aSanjivani health have afireNoC--eithertheywere the AMC, 182positions were va- sis.” The stategovernment has police station on Thursdaynight visiting their homes. The already data, aspecial mobile phone- team will offerall required med- notissuedone or their earlier cant, whichinclude posts for also directed the municipal com- under Indian penal code section KEEPINGINmind the risksasso- launchedservice includes meas- basedsoftwarehas been also ical services to them, Gupta NoCs were notrenewed. deputy chief fire officer,divi- missionersto “give anexplanation 354A (i) forsexual harassment ciated with the ongoing festive uring body temperature, blood prepared."The mobile phone added. Further,toboostthe im- In Gandhinagar Municipal sional fire officer,sub-officers, as to what steps have so farbeen and sections of the Protection Of season and the approaching win- pressure,oxygenlevels,pulserate softwarewill maintain pa- munity levels of senior citizens, Corporation,lessthan20percent leading firemen, driver-cum- takenforfilingupthevacantposts Children AgainstSexual Offences ter, the Ahmedabad Municipal and blood sugar levels, among tients' records takenduring dif- Vitamin Ctablets,zinc tablets, of the 700buildings have afire pumpoperator and firemen. of the fire department.” (POCSO) Act, againstaman. Corporation (AMC) on Friday other medical vitals. ferent visits. The softwareused ayurvedic and homeopathic NoCwhile the remaining 587 Panchal had submitted de- Accordingto thestate’sreport, The girl’s parentsalleged that launchedaspecialCovid carefa- In the initial phase, a100 by the health teams is also prophylactics will also be pro- buildings continue to function tails of sanctionedposts which the municipal commissioners theirchildwasattackedbytheac- cility forsenior citizens and resi- teamshave beenconstitutedwith equippedwith aGPS tracking videdfreeofcost. without afireNoC. Surat, where were leftvacant in fire depart- have also been directed to effect cusedonWednesdayafternoon dentswith comorbid conditions. the target of covering 2,000 resi- system that will trackthe In the past, the AMC has the Takshashila fire incident in mentsacross municipal corpo- enrollmentof firemensafetyoffi- when shehad gone to agrocery Called'Vadil Sukhakari Seva', dentseveryday. Theinitiative has health personnel," said launchedother Covid-related 2019 had killed22students, cur- rations of Ahmedabad, Surat, cerswith requisitequalifications, shop near her residence. As per the initiative waslaunchedfor been launchedwith an objective Additional Chief Secretary services including Dhanvantri rentlyhas over 10,500ofthe total Vadodaraand Rajkot.Asper the fortakingcareofinstalledfirepro- the complaint, the accusedal- senior citizens and people with to detectcoronavirusamongsen- (Forests and Environment) Raths, 104helpline service, 17,800buildings with fire NoCs. advocate’s affidavit, across the tection system, conducting mock legedly bit the cheeksofthe child hypertension, diabetes, kidney ior citizens and patientswith co- RajivKumar Gupta. Sanjivani Seva,Doctor Mitra Rajkot Municipal four municipal corporation ar- drills, certifying and intimating whichresulted in bruise marks. ailmentsand other comorbid morbid conditions well in ad- Rapid Antigen Testswill also scheme and Corona Santavana Corporation wasthe onlyurban eas, nearly one-fifth of the sanc- the fire department forvarious Police have booked the ac- conditions. vance,ratherthanaddressingitat be conducted forresidentsde- schemeforpsychologicalsupport. local body whereall 103build- tionedposts remain vacant. buildings, schools, hospitals, etc. cusedand detainedhim today. Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,OCTOBER24,2020 GUJARAT 5

ISHRAT JAHAN ENCOUNTER CASE 2morearrestedinBJPleader Discharge pleas of 4accused DCB officers rejected the outskirts of Ahmedabad on sanction fortheir prosecution, it will obtain sanction forprose- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE June 15,2004, by officers of the both of whom had fileddis- cution or not, so that the case of AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER23 Ahmedabad Detection of Crime charge pleas at the time. The the complainant should notbe HirenPatel‘murder’case Branch(DCB), then ledbyDG sanction wassubsequentlyde- affected.Framing of charge ASPECIAL CBI courtin Vanzara. The DCB had then clinedbythe government. againstthe accusedwithout Ahmedabad, while presiding claimedthat the four were oper- During the course of argu- sanction would be bad in law killing" as acrime executed for also had ashareinthe moneyfor accusedAjayKalal, and Ujjain over the trial of the extrajudicial ativesofthe Lashkar-e-Taiba and ment of the discharge plea of the and therefore, the CBI is directed EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE "political rivalry". the contract. He contacted residentsSajjansinh Chauhan killing of Ishrat Jahan on Friday, out to kill the then Gujarat chief four present accusedofficers, it to either obtain sanction for VADODARA,OCTOBER23 Paresh Solanki, Deputy Shaikh and arranged the SUV, and MohammedSamir disposedthe discharge pleas ministerNarendraModi. wassubmitted that theybelieve prosecution from the concerned Superintendent of Police, Dahod whichbelonged to Shaikh's Mujawar-had revealeddetails filedbyfour accusedofficers -JG The CBI had originallyfiled that “sanction forprosecution authority or declareinwriting DAHOD POLICE arrested two Headquarters, who is the inves- brother Shahezad, who is un- about the Mahidpur dhaba dur- Parmar,Tarun Barot,GLSinghal the case in 2013 againstseven shall be declinedwith respect to the legal position as per the law, morepersons from Mahidpur in tigating officer in the case, said, awareabout the conspiracy. ing their cross interrogation by and Anaju Chaudhary-with adi- policemen, three of whom now (the remaining) case also.” This with regard to sanction forpros- Madhya Pradesh lateon "Wesought the remand on two Shaikh had liedtohim about the multiple police officers. rection to the Central Bureauof stand discharged–PPPandey, wasprimarilyassumedonthe ecution againstthe accused..." Thursdayinconnection with the grounds -one that the vehicle reason he wanted to take the ve- The Jhalod police is investi- Investigation (CBI) to seek sanc- DG Vanzaraand NK Amin. basis of the observations made by Relying on the fact that the alleged contract killing of Jhalod usedtorun intoPatel is yettobe hicle," said Solanki. gating apossible political rivalry tion from the stategovernment At the time of making sub- the special CBI courtinits earlier order mentioned"accused" and councillor and BJP leader Hiren recoveredand the twoarrested With the arrest of Bhuvanji behind the said contract killing to prosecutethe accusedofficers. missions before the CBI court, orders, which“aresquarelyappli- not"applicant-accused", the Patel. accusedcould be an important and Shaikh, the total arrested ac- of Patel, especiallyafter ahigh Of the four,JGParmar had the present accusedhad pointed cable to the present accused, too.” lawyers forthe present accused One of the arrested,Balram keyinfinding the vehicle as they cusedinthe case is nowsix. Two stakes local election of the pres- passedawayonSeptember 21 out that the CBI wasexpected to In August2018, then special arguedthat the CBI should have Bhuvanji, is the owner of aroad- alsofacilitated the SUV that con- wanted accusedare still on the ident and vice-president of the and hence, abated from the case. obtain sanction to prosecute CBI JudgeJKPandya, while re- sought sanction to prosecuteall side dhaba in Mahidpur in ducted the recce of the area be- run -Imran Gudala, aresident of Jhalod Municipality,inwhich Ishrat Jahan, Pranesh Pillai them prior to framing of charges. jecting the discharge applica- six (PP Pandeywas discharged Madhya Pradesh, who allegedly fore the accident. The other rea- Jhalod who is said to have facili- Patelissaid to have orchestrated and twoothers who were said to In the case of the earlier accused tions of DG Vanzaraand NK prior to August2018) instead of facilitated the accusedtomeet son is that we needtoestablish tatedthe contract by arranging arebellion in the ruling Congress be Pakistanis -Amjad Ali Rana DG Vanzaraand NK Amin, it was Amin, had observed,"...Before onlyseeking the sanction from on his eatery's premises to plan the link between all the accused. the kill moneyofRs4lakh, and board. and Zeeshan Johar -werekilled onlyowing to the court's instruc- framing of charge in the case, the the stategovernment,for the staged "hit and run" that took We believe that the absconding Irfan Basti, aresident of Ujjain On Wednesday, 15 elected near Kotarpur waterworks on tions that the CBI had sought CBI should makeitclear whether Vanzaraand Amin. place on September 27.Bhuvanji accusedImran Gudala could who waspartofthe executors of councillors -including three also allegedly helpedthe ac- have connections with these the "hit and run". Congress councillors -ofthe cusedprocurethe Sports Utility two." Ateam of officials from Jhalod Municipality had submit- FOR TEMPORARY MODIFICATION, PERMANENT DELETION OF BAIL CONDITION Vehicle (SUV) through alocal ac- The police case against Godhracyber crime branchand tedamemorandum to Solanki, quaintance, Salim Baju Shaikh Bhuvanji and Shaikh stated that Ahmedabad crime branchhad seeking police protection and HC issues notice to govt over Hardik’s applications alias Kala, who has also been ar- the twojoinedinplanning the joinedthe Jhalod Local Crime citing threat to life. Solanki said, rested on Thursday. execution, when all the accused, Branchinnabbingthe six ac- "Theyhavesubmitted an appli- ular bail condition, the issued mitted before the courtthat “he tions pending at the Supreme On Friday, alocal courtin exceptGudala, gathered at the cusedsofar.Arelease from the cation citing their fears basedon EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE notice has been kept returnable is astarcampaigner of Indian Court. These areexpected to be Jhalod remandedthe twoac- dhaba on September 26, aday police stated that the four ac- the incident but we have not AHMEDABAD, OCTOBER 23 forOctober 27.Inthe applica- National Congress [INC] forthe heardsoon, forwhichHardik cused-Bhuvanji and Shaikh -to before the incident. cusedarrestedearlier -Irfan found anythreat perception in tion wherePatel has sought StateofBihar and the election will be required to travel to four days in police custody,ac- Solanki addedthat Bhuvanji Pada, aconvict in the 2002 the probesofar.Whether there THE GUJARATHigh Court(HC), permanent deletion of this con- will commence soon and that NewDelhi to consult with his cepting the police application wastoget ashareofthe kill Sabarmati train carnageof aremorepeople involvedinthe on Friday, issuedanotice to the dition, the courthas kept it re- he is required to go outside of lawyers. that stated twomain grounds for moneyand waspartofthe con- Godhrawho has been on the run conspiracy and at whose behest stategovernment regarding turnable forDecember 2. Gujarat to campaign in the very Hardik wasarrestedearlier the remand. In itsrelease, the po- spiracy."He notonlyprovided afterjumping parole in 2019, this crime wascommitted will twoapplicationsmoved by Hardik had earlier movedap- upcoming election (sic).” this year afterfailing to appear lice have referred to the "contract the place forthe meeting but Jhalod resident and former PASA be clear when we getGudala." working Gujarat Congress pres- plications at the Ahmedabad Yagnik further arguedthat before the trial courtinrelation ident Hardik Patel. In the two sessions courtwith respect to thereisnolikelihood of the trial to aFIR filedin2015bythe applications, Patelsought a both these contentions. commencing in the foreseeable crime branch, wherein he has Prakash NShah temporarymodification and However, both came to be re- future, and hence, suchacon- been chargedwith sedition the deletion of his bail condi- jected by the lowercourt, one dition cannotbesustained during the Patidar agitation. is new president tion that stipulates that he seek in Julyand other in September. legally. While releasing him on bail, the prior permission from the His present applications before In the twopetitions seeking trial courthad then imposed of Gujarat Ahmedabad trial courtbefore the Gujarat HC have challenged temporarysuspension of the the condition that he shall be moving out of Gujarat. the lowercourt’s rejection of bail condition as well as itsper- required to seek prior permis- Sahitya Parishad In Hardik’s application both applications. manent deletion, it has also sion of the same courtbefore wherein he has sought tempo- Representing Hardik, been submitted that Hardik has leaving the local limitsof rary suspension of this partic- AdvocateAnand Yagnik sub- four criminal special leave peti- Gujarat. EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER23 Regd. Off. :A/704 -714, The Capital, Science City Road, Ahmedabad-380060, Gujarat, India. NOTED HUMAN rightsactivist Phone :+91-79-48481010/11/12 andjournalistPrakashNShah(80) E-mail :[email protected] waselected president of the Web.:www.vikramthermo.com GujaratSahityaParishad(GSP)on NOTICE Friday. Shah defeated twoother NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Regulation 29 read with candidates–HarshadTrivedi(62) Regulation 47 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and andHarikrushnaPathak(82)–for Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, that ameeting one of the mostsignificant posts Awoman browses through aspecial Navratri collection of bangles at astore in old city area of the Board of Directors of the Companywill be held on intheGujaratiliteraryworld.Shah of Ahmedabad. Nirmal Harindran Wednesday, 11th November,2020 at the registered office of will be president of the GSP for the Company, to consider and approve the unaudited financial three years between 2021and results of the Companyfor the quarter and half year ended 2023, taking over the reins from on 30th September,2020. This information is also available on currentpresidentSitanshuMehta. the website of the companyi.e.www.vikramthermo.com and The result forthe topliterary Six persons held in Anand for on the website of the stockexchanges i.e.www.bseindia.com. postwas declared by election of- For,VIKRAM THERMO (INDIA) LTD. ficer Pravin Trivediinapress note Sd/- issuedonFriday. As per the re- extorting money from doctor Mr.DHIRAJLAL PATEL lease,1,337ofthetotal3,400votes Date :23-10-2020 MANAGING DIRECTOR were cast. Shah received562 acall from Prafulla wherein she money. Theyalso threatenedto Place: Ahmedabad (DIN: 00044350) votes, Harshad Trivedireceived EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE statedthatthepatientwasunable leak the pictures if Ireportedthe 533votesandPathakreceived197 AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER23 to walk or travel to the hospital incident to police. On October 17, votes. Forty-five voteswerere- and she requestedmetovisit her Ireceivedcallsfromtwonumbers jected. POLICEINAnanddistrictarrested place,” said Dr Shah in his com- whereinthecallerdemandedan- TrivediandPathakareGujarati six persons, including three plaint to the police. otherRs40,000andthreatenedto literaryfigures of repute. women,onThursdayforallegedly “Around1pm,whenmy work leakmy picturesonsocialmedia," Theresultfortheelectionof 40 extorting moneyfromasurgeon wascompleted,Icalledherupand the complaint added. members of the GSP’s central of Nadiad Civil Hospital in Kheda she told me to meether at Petlad Taking cognizance, police ar- workingcommittee(CWC)willbe by honeytrapping him. railway crossing. When Imet her, restedandbookedsixpersonsun- declared on October 25. Atotal of According to police officials, she waswith another woman. der Indian penal code sections 81 candidates have filedtheir thearrestedpersonsallegedly ex- Boththewomensatinmy carand 386 (extortion by putting fear of nominationsforthe40seatsinthe torted Rs 1.25 lakh from civil sur- requestedmetogotoAashi vil- deathorgrievoushurt),170(who- CWC. The CWCwill then elect its geon Dr Dhirenkumar Shah of lageinPetlad wheretheir house ever pretends to be apublic ser- executive,two vicepresidents,six Nadiad Civil Hospital on is situated. AfterIsteppedinthe vant),504(intentionalinsult),506 secretaries and atreasurer for September 29 by taking him to a room, Prafulla steppedoutside (criminal intimidation) and 120B three years. villageinPetlad town of Anand saying she had to drink water. As forcriminal conspiracy. Asenior office bearer of the and honeytrapping him on soonasshesteppedout,theother "The six accusedworkedasa GSPtermedtheelectionsremark- September29andlateralsoblack- womansuddenlyboltedtheroom gang and triedtohoneytrapthe able as it is probablyfor the first mailedhimto extortmoremoney. from inside and startedtearing doctor and extort moneyfrom time that three candidates were The accusedhavebeen iden- her clothes and beganyelling. In him. We have arrested them and fighting forthe postofthe presi- tifiedasPrafullaben Darji, thenextmoment,threeunknown further investigation is on in the dent.Further,atotalnumberof 81 Shabuben Chavda, Akroz Banu men bargedintothe house from caseto knowifthereare othervic- candidatesforthe40seatsofCWC Saiyyad, Dhirendrasinh Solanki, backdoor and claimedthat they tims of the gang," said apolice of- isalsothehighestinthehistoryof GirishSolankiandIshwarPatel,all were police and Ihavebeen ficeratPetladTownpolicestation. the GSP. residentsofPetlad in Anand. caught raping the woman,” the Shah, an editor of noted According to afirstinforma- complaint further stated. Gujarati fortnightly‘Nireekshak’, tion report(FIR) filedatPetlad “Theyoverpoweredme, held hasbeenactively campaigningfor town police station on Wednes- aknife on my neckand removed autonomytothe state-run liter- day, the incident occurredon my clothes. Theytook pictures of arybody Gujarat Sahitya September29whenShahhadar- me undressedalong with the Akademi. rivedatPetlad Civil Hospital Tra- womananddemandedRs5lakh. umaCentreongovernmentduty. Itold them that Idon't have that "A monthago,Ireceivedacall muchmoneysotheycompro- Shah will be president of fromonewomannamedPrafulla misedtoRs1.25 lakh. Icalledupa the GSP forthree years from Petlad who told me that she doctor friend of mine and asked had apatient in the familywho him to arrangethe cash after between 2021and 2023, wassufferingfromstoneproblem. whichthethreemensatinmy car taking over the reins Itold her to bring the patient to and drovetoNadiad wherethey from current president Petlad Civil Hospital on metmyfriend and took the September 29 as Iwould bethere Sitanshu Mehta on government duty.On September29morning,Ireceived

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Narmada Water Resources, Water Supply &KalpsarDepartment (ONLINE TENDER NOTICE No.11OF2020-2021) Executive Engineer, Deesa IrrigationDivision, Deesa, Phone No. 02744 220071 invites online B1 and B2 tenders for 4works cost Rs. 395.23 Lacs from the contractors who registered in valid class in NWRWS&KD,R&B and other Govt. Deptt. (B) Schedule for e-tendering (i) Last date of Tender Dt. 23/11/2020 upto 18.00 Hrs. Submission (ii) Submission of Physical Dt. 24/11/2020 to Dt. 30/11/2020 documents upto 16.00 Hrs. (iii) Address of submission Office of the Executive Engineer,Deesa of documentby irrigation Division, Deesa, Dantiwada R.P.A.D/Speed Post Canal Colony,Opp.Anand Hotel, Deesa -385535, Dist. B.K.

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States withdrawing general consent should worrythe CBI — NAVIES ARE, INDEED, fortunateinthat, un- bers, and markedcaginess has been evident Andaman Islands, which would schedule and onus is on the agency,not itsmasters, to ensureits credibility likearmies and air forces, theyhavemany in their actions and articulations. ForIndia, conduct periodic multinational navalexer- roles to play,eveninpeacetime. This was whichfaces amassiveChinesemilitarymo- cises. The exercises could be structured to HE MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT’S decision to withdraw the “general drivenhome by Soviet AdmiralSergei bilisation on itsborders, accompaniedby bla- hone the skills of participating navies in spe- Gorshkov,manyyearsago,when he said, tant territorial claims, the time forambiva- cialisations likehumanitarian assistance and consent” giventothe CBI to investigatecases in the stateisdisquieting. “Demonstrative actions by the fleet, in many lence is over.While preparing to fight itsown disasterrelief, countering non-traditional Maharashtraisnot the firststate to flag thisdistrustofthe federal agency: cases, have made it possible to achieve polit- battles with determination, it is time forIndia threats, undertaking search-and-rescue oper- Andhra Pradesh, West Bengaland Chhattisgarhhavedone thesame in re- ical ends without resorting to armedaction, to seek external balancing —bestdonevia the ations and establishing networkedmaritime Tcent times. On eachsuchoccasion, the stategovernment had hinted that by merely putting pressure… Thus, the navy maritime domain. domain awareness. The Concordcould also it suspected the agency of acting at the behest of the Centre. The CBI has, in the past, been has always been an instrumentofpolicy and While Malabar is the code name givento designateforces to uphold maritime security calleda“caged parrot”that sings the Centre’s tune. Thereisaformidable body of evi- an important aid to diplomacy in peacetime.” anavalexercise, theQuadrilateralSecurity or “good order at sea”. This unique attributeofnavies enables their Dialogue or Quad has itsroots in the Core Returning to the current contextofQuad, dence to establish that through muchofthe lastthree decades and even now, whenan useinsupport of foreign policy objectives, to Group of four senior diplomatsrepresenting thereare muted expressions of satisfaction investigationisnot being monitored by the court, the agency has servedaspretty much delivermessages of reassurance to friends the US, India,Japan and Australia,formed to in New Delhi on twocounts—the prospect itsmaster’s voice —especiallywhen it comes to itsroleasanti-corruption watchdog. and of deterrence or coerciontoadversaries. coordinaterelief effortsafter the Great Asian of Australia belatedly joiningthe Quad and of Preliminaryenquiries, FIR,cases, chargesheets,all arefiled, dropped,put on holddepend- The fact that it has takenaborder con- Tsunami of December 26, 2004.Hailingitas India signing the BECA(Basic Exchangeand ing on who is in powerand what theywant. The current confrontation strengthens the frontation in the Himalayas to bring focus on “a newstyle of diplomacy”, itsUSmember, Cooperation Agreement) with the US. These perception that states in opposition see the Centreasweaponising the agency to keep India’s maritime domain clearly indicates that MarcGrossman, says “…it wasanorganisa- areexpectedtoreinforce theQuad anden- the heat on Opposition-ledgovernments. the salience of maritime powerisnot yetun- tion thatnever met… neverissuedacommu- hance itscredibility, butthere arereasonsfor derstood in India. The starkreality is that niqué, nevercreated asecretariat, andtook India to be circumspect in both cases. Thatdoesn’t help the agency.Moreso, when despitePrime MinisterNarendraModi’s giventhe hugeeconomic, militaryand tech- as one of itssuccesses, itsown demise.” While Australia’s admission to the Quad refrain of “cooperative federalism”, Centre-state relations have been on adownwardspi- nological asymmetrybetween China and Using the Quad and Malabar The present Quad has obviouslyretained is to be welcomed, memories arestill alive ral. The UddhavThackeray government’s decision on the CBI seems to be drivenbythe India, and the active China-Pakistannexus, templates, ashore-based this tradition and itsmembers have neither of itspastpolitical ambivalence towards suspicionthat the agencymay take over acase regarding the manipulation of TVviewer- the best that India can hope forisastalemate createdacharternor investedit with anysub- India, itstrenchant criticism of our naval shipfigures thatthe statepolice is investigating. Aday earlier,the CBI had, quietly, taken on itsnorthern and western fronts. Attention secretariat canbeestablished stance, leading China to describeitasa“head- expansion and itsvociferous condemnation over asimilar caseinUP. Previously, the CBI had takenoverthe Sushant Singh Rajput in- has, therefore, been focusedonthe maritime in acentral location likePort line grabbing idea whichwill dissipatelike of the 1998 nuclear tests. Norshould one domain, whereitisbelievedthatIndia may sea-foam”.The Quad is 16 years oldnow,and overlook Beijing’s recent influence on vestigation from Maharashtrapoliceonaplea by the NDAgovernment in Bihar.Toensure Blair,inthe Andaman have somecards to play. Islands, whichwould Malabar 28.Bothhaveservedauseful pur- Australia’s foreign policy,whichprompted due process,the courts,ofcourse, canand should ignorethe stategovernment’s reserva- This is the lensthrough whichone must pose,and areappraisalofthe roles and rela- itsflip-flops over the sale of uranium to India tion and order the agency to investigateacase. However, when the Centre andthe stateplay seethe progressive evolutionofExercise schedule and conduct tionship of the Quad-Malabarconcepts is, as well as itsperemptorywithdrawalfrom tug-of-war with the investigation,itdiminishes the credibilityand authority of the CBI. “Malabar”, from abilateral event involving periodic multinational naval therefore, overdue.Since it is India which the Quad in 2008. And yet, the CBI remains the firstportofcall forgovernmentstosignal that they just the Indian andUSnavies, to atri-lateral exercises. Theexercises faces a“clear andpresent danger”,itshould The signing of BECA, last of the four favour afair probeinsulated from politicsthatmay hobble the localpolice. This is the that embracedJapan in 2015,and nowtoa boldlytakethe initiative to do so. “foundational agreements”, aftermorethan four-cornerednavaldrill that will also include could be structured to hone GivenChina’s ambitious Belt and Road twodecades of negotiations,would elimi- agency’s strength and it needstoleverageit. For, theonusofensuring the CBI’s repu- Australia. Apart from itsgeo-political signifi- the skills of participating Initiative andits predicted trajectoryasan nate asource of frustrationinthe Indo-US tation is primarilyonthe CBI —helpedbyanindependent judiciary —since therewill cance forthe Indo-Pacific, this development navies in specialisations like economic and militarysuperpower, it is clear defence relationship and enhance interop- be no incentive forthe political executive to ensurethat.The Supreme Court’s termson poses twoconundrums. Firstly, giventhe humanitarian assistance and that no nation would like to burn itsbridges erabilitybetween the respective militaries. the director’s appointment —byincluding the Oppositioninthe selectionpanel and fix- same composition, what is the distinction, with Beijing. At the same time, in order to rein However, thereisneedtopay heedtovalid ing terms —has brought some reform but muchmoreneeds to be done. In the end, it now, between“Malabar” and the “Quad”? disaster relief, countering in China’shegemonic urges, thereisneedfor concerns, regarding the possible compro- is up to theparrot to decide what kind of acageithas been put in —and whosetune it Secondly, if Malabar 1992, wasemblematic non-traditional threats, affected nationstocome together to show mise of information impinging on India’s se- should sing. of India’s emergence from itschrysalis of non- undertaking search-and- their solidarity and determination in acom- curity and whether these agreementswill alignment,does Malabar2020 mark there- rescue operations and mon cause.Inthis context, thereisneedto barter away thelastvestigesofIndia’s strate- leaseofAustralia from China’sthralldom? create abroad-based“Indo-Pacific Concord”, gic autonomy. China’s extreme concern about Malabar establishing networked of like-mindedregional democracies, notas To conclude, Indians, givenour history, as well as the Quad arises from the suspicion maritime domain awareness. an “Asian NATO”but as an organisationwith should neverlose sight of the truism in inter- that theyare precursors to “containment” — TheConcord could also amaritime security charter, whichhas no of- national relations, that it is the unerring pur- HEATFROM WASHINGTON America’s Cold Wargeopolitical strategy designate forces to uphold fensiveorprovocative connotations. suit of nationalinterests that guides the ac- whicheventuallybrought about the collapse Usingthe Quad and Malabartemplates,a tions and policies of everynation. of the USSR. China’s intimidatoryconduct has maritime securityor‘good shore-basedsecretariat can beestablishedin Despitecontrasting views of fossil-fuel use in US,bothTrump arousedtrepidation amongstQuad mem- order at sea’ acentrallocation likePortBlair,inthe The writer is aretired chief of navalstaff andBidenare achallengetoDelhi’s climatechangestandpoint

HE MORE RESTRAINED debateonThursdaynight (Fridaymorning India time), in contrasttothe rude and contentious firstone, between President Donald Trumpand his challenger,JoBiden, maynot move theneedle too muchinthe US presidential election campaign—millions have already THE TWO-FRONT CHALLENGE Tvoted and mostseem to have made up their minds. Although the race has tightenedinthe lastfew days,Biden still holds arelatively comfortable lead. But the de- bateisofinteresttothe rest of theworld,for itsfocus, though limited,was on foreign pol- Struggling on eastern, western borders, Pakistanhas hit aspotofpolitical turbulence icy. The argumentsgenerated some heat but did notshedmuchlight on wherethe next administration’s policies might be headed. But therewas oneexception —climatechange, on whichthe twoleaders offeredradicallydifferent approaches to addressing the chal- Khaled Ahmed lenges of global warming. Trump’s comments on India’s“filthyair” came with reference to the 2015 Paris Accord ON OCTOBER 15,terroristattacks in south- attacks.His habit of using alanguageofvio- couraged by the international community to that sought to limit global temperaturerise to belowtwo degrees centigrade. Trump, ern Balochistanand Waziristankilled20 lence againstanopposition, whichevery- become apartofthe worldmovement who walked out of the accord, has said is unfair to theUSand that he is notwilling to pay Pakistani troops, including an officer.In body agrees wasmostcorruptwhen in againstthe SovietUnion and itsAfghan pol- thecosts of mitigation while countries suchasIndia, China and Russia continue to pol- Waziristan, of the former Tribal Areas, the power, has nothelped. Yet, the question of icy.Itbegan nurturing the “non-state-actors” Pakistani troops were guarding the frontier rough languagewill remain at the root of the of jihad and usedthem across both borders, lute. Biden and the Democrats, in contrast, promise to re-join the pact —theybelieve cli- with Afghanistan. In Balochistan, aconvoy of decline in his popularity.The political dis- eastand west.Inthe process, it allowed“in- matechangeisthe single mostimportant threat to humanity and needs to be addressed the Oil and Gas Development Company course in Pakistanisset lowbecause of the ternational terror” to base itself in Pakistan, urgently. In thelastfour years, Trumphas gutted most of the regulationsonfossilfuel Limited (OGDCL) wasattackedbyterrorists savage vocabularyusedagainsteachother while fighting the Soviet-supportedgovern- use, instituted over the lasttwo decades, in the name of economic growth and job creation. who were killedbythe Pakistani security by itspoliticians. mentsinKabul. Twoprovinces of Pakistan, The Democratssay thephasing out of fossil fuels will help Americatransition to agreen forces. Addtothis regular aggression on the Pakistanwas supposedtobea“revision- Balochistanand Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, were economy, whichwill createjobs as well as save the planet. western border,and the dailyroutine of ist” stateonits eastern and western borders. sacrificedtothiswestwardpolicy;but the cross-Line of Control (LOC) rocket-fireonthe It challenged the “occupation” of Kashmir by Tribal Areas in the north were allowedtobe This debatehas significant implications forIndia. If he returns to power, Trumpwill eastern border with India, and youhavea India and usedcovertwar and “jihad” against literallyoccupiedbyinternational warriors. continue to demand that India take agreater shareofthe burden of mitigating climate pincer of assaultsonastate that is currently India foryearstothe point that in 2020,not Today, the TribalAreas and Balochistan are change. The Democratsare likelytoarriveatthe same conclusion through adifferent proving to be politicallyunstable too. Corruption has alwaysbeen asingle politician in India will speak in favour giving “external trouble” to Pakistanbya route—byimposing environmental standards on trade issues as well as developmental The following day, thePakistan the main flaw of astate made of “normalisation”with Pakistan. This was mixtureofforeign and indigenous elements. lending. The NarendraModi government has takenapositiveapproachtomitigating cli- Democratic Movement (PDM) held its unstable by its unrealistic once, ironically, mootedbyaBJP leader —the Corruption has always been the main flaw matechange and expandingIndia’s investment in renewable energy.However, Delhi’s re- “mammoth” rallyinGujranwala, demand- revisionism. Imran Khan great statesman, Atal BihariVajpayee. The of astate made unstable by itsunrealistic re- ingthe removalofthe PakistanTehreek-e- other side of the “pincer” is the western bor- visionism. Imran Khan has addedtothat an luctance to abandon coal will comeunder pressurefromthe Democrats.Meanwhile,an- Insaf (PTI) government of Prime Minister has added to that an der calledthe Durand Line, whichPakistan abysmallylow-gradepoliticaldiscourse.What ticipating pressurefromaBiden presidency on climatechange,China is offering serious Imran Khan. Gujranwala is astronghold of abysmally low-grade political is in the process of wire-fencing to prevent takesplace on the TV screensofPakistan, negotiations. In India, the government is yettotakeinternational ramifications of the air PakistanMuslim League-Nawaz (PMLN), discourse. What takesplace cross-border terrorism in “sensitive areas”. whenthe hired hands of abuse go at each pollution challengeseriously. Delhi mayhavetotakeafresh look at itsenergy-mix, and whose leader NawazSharif is in exile in the on the TV screens of The conflict with India has takenamore other’s throat, is also at times seen on Indian preparefor anew round of international political battles on limiting global warming. UK, convicted at home of corruption and ugly turn under the BJP government of Prime TV channels. What is neededinthe region is money-laundering. Gujranwala, likemost Pakistan, when the hired MinisterNarendraModi. On August5,2019, anormalisation of relations between the two cities in Pakistan, hates PM Khan forthe rise hands go at eachother’s India revokedthe autonomous status of nuclearisedstatesattackedbyapandemic that in food prices, thankstothe government’s throat,isalso at times seen Jammu and Kashmir.Italso revokedArticles maynot go away foralong time. Whatever incompetence. The procession of the grand on Indian TV channels. 370and 35Aofthe Indian Constitution. On maybewrong internallywith Pakistan, it is opposition, from LahoretoGujranwala —led the Pakistanside, Imran Khan wasdeter- ready foranormal, mutuallybeneficial rela- SIR GEOFF’SSULK by Sharif’s daughter Maryam—has become What is needed in the region minedtopursue aconciliatorypolicy to- tionship with India, whichwill be moreben- popular because of Khan’sincompetence at is anormalisation of wardsIndia, unconsciouslyreviving eficial forIndia’s economy, whose naturalout- The difficulty of saying goodbye whenyou are controlling price rise. relations between the two Vajpayee’s “status quo” doctrine of “normal- reachiswestward, through Pakistanand ImranKhan’s popularity has sagged be- nuclearised states attacked ising” India-Pakistanrelations. Afghanistan, to CentralAsia. white, male and 80 cause sugar and wheat shortages brought Unfortunately, Pakistan’s belatedattempt to pressureonapopulationalready haunted by by apandemic that maynot changetackonKashmir came toolate. The writer is consulting editor, T’S HARD NOT to like Sir Geoffrey Boycott, innit? That quaint Yorkshireaccent, the coronavirus pandemic,floods and locust go away foralong time On the western border,Pakistanwas en- NewsweekPakistan that intolerance to “roobbish”, that unapologetic straight-speak,that allergy to political correctness. But guess what’s immenselyharder? To gracefullydepart, Ito knowyour time is up, to makeway forthe new—especiallyifyou arewhite, male and 80. That explains why, four months afterheretired from the BBC’s Test MatchSpecial (TMS) radio commentaryteam, Boycott’s being abit of an old uncle. OCTOBER 24,1980, FORTY YEARS AGO In an interviewtothe Daily Telegraph,hehas blamedhis departurenot on being vul- nerable to COVID-19 but anew BBC fadofchoosing“equality over quality”.Afew months BOATMISHAP POLICE REFORM be the ministerincharge of thepolice. Of the ago, he had darklyprophesiedthat no woman cricketercould replace him at TMS be- ABOUT 100PERSONS were feared drowned THE CONSTITUTION OF asecurity commis- six members, twoshould be from the state cause she didn’t have theexperience of the “powerand pace” of the real thing —men’s in the Yenamaduru drain in West Godavari sion foreachstate to prevent political inter- legislature, one from the ruling party and the when alaunch, carrying about 150persons, ference in the functioning of policehas been other from the opposition party.The twoleg- cricket, stupid! Abit richconsidering we aretalking cricket, and TMS —aBritish institu- capsized in the drainthis morning. Andhra suggestedbythe National Police islatorsshould be appointedonthe advice tion wherelisteners powertheir beloved(mostlywhite) commentators with generous Pradesh Chief MinisterTAnjaiah, who re- Commission, it is reliablylearnt. The Police of the Speaker of the legislative assembly. gifts of cakes and scones. turnedherefromatourofthe flood-rav- Commission has identified“transfers and The astonishing thing about Sir Geoffrey’s sulk is that it’s notawoman who has re- aged Srikakulamdistrict, ordered an en- suspensions” as the major political weapons KOSYGIN RESIGNS placedhim, but twowhitemen, Alistair Cook and James Anderson. His jibeappears to be quiryintothe tragedybythe collector of employedbypoliticians againstthosewho SOVIET PRIME MINISTER AlexeiKosygin, aimedatIsa Guha, an Indian-origin woman cricketerwho has worked with the BBC for West Godavari. He also announced an ex- fail to toetheir line of thinkingand has sug- who sufferedaheartattackayear ago, has adecade. In the past, when remindedofhis conviction fordomestic violence in France, gratia of Rs 1,000 to be paid to eachofthe gested that matters dealing with the service resigned, it wasannouncedinMoscowby bereaved families. He told newsmen on ar- conditions of policemen, right from the re- President Leonid Brezhnevtoasession of the Boycotthas famouslysaid, “I don’tgiveatoss”. He does give atoss,however, forthe old rivalthatthe rescue operationswereinfull cruitment stage, should be dealt with by the Supreme Soviet, the country’s parliament. order in whichwhiteknightsnever had to reckon with change. That time’s up, and so he swing.Senior revenue and policeofficials security commission. The security commis- He said the 78-year-old Kosygin would be re- hitsout at the one thing that doesn’t belong to his Neanderthal era: Women of colour in have immediately rushedtothe spotand sion should be astatutory body with achair- placedbyNikolai Tikhonov, 75, currentlyfirst aBBC box. Let’s justsay:This is notquitecricket. aredirectingthe operations. man and six members. The chairman should deputy prime minister.

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THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,OCTOBER24,2020 WHATTHE OTHERSSAY “Ifagenuine peace agreement is to work,all of Afghanistan’s neighbours, regional powers as well as global actorsmust pledge not to interfere in the country’s internal matters, and leave the Afghans to chart out apeacefulfuture fortheir 9 THE IDEAS PAGE battle-scarred motherland.” —DAWN Lockdowns don’t work Freeing the farmer Farmers’ Produce Trading andCommerceAct Lockdowns were an unnatural experiment and, aroundthe world, theyhavenot worked in achieving only threatens rent-seekingbyAPMC theirmajor healthobjective of less infectionsorslowerpace of infections mandis under the coverofregulation

startedmounting forchangesinmarketreg- ulations. Successive governmentsatthe Centremade repeatedattemptstopersuade the states to makeappropriatechanges in theirAPMCacts. But for18long years, the progress in reforms remainedslow. Theonly choiceforthe Uniongovernment waseither to ignoreits responsibility towardsfarmers Surjit SBhalla or use the constitutional routetoaddress Ramesh Chand long-pending issues of marketreforms. The FPTCAct givesfarmers the freedom to sell and buy farm produce at anyplace in IT IS NOWslightlymorethan 300days since THE DEBATEONthe Farmers’ Produce the country—inAPMC markets or outside COVID-19 explodedonanunsuspecting and Trading and Commerce Act2020 (FPTC Act) the mandated area —toany trader,likethe unpreparedworld.The second waveisupon has seen some misinformation and qualms saleof milk.The Actalsoallows transactions us and we areagain facedwithLenin’s exis- among stakeholders, especially farmers in on electronic platforms to promote e-com- tential but practical question:“What is to be some states. It is imperative to understand merce in agriculturetrade. done?” The previous time around, in mid- the background and intentions underlying Theeffectof the FPTCAct on APMC man- March,epidemiological experts advisedwho- the newfarm laws and put their implica- dis will depend on the treatment metedout ever waswilling to listen, and the worlddid tions and scope in perspective rather than to the mandis andthe chargesand levies listenwith rapt attention,thatschools, busi- being guidedbythe imaginary, ideological therein.Out of the 25states withAPMCacts, nesses,etc.should close shop and the virus CRSasikumar and vested narratives. no commission is levied underthe Acton willbecontained. spreading disease that it became quickly appar- tant test of lockdowns —abefore-and-after From the 1960s, therehavebeen con- notifiedcrops in 12 states.Service charges January22was the firstunnatural ex- ent to US healthofficials that efforts to stop or comparison forover150 countries, and for certed effortstobring all wholesale mar- likemandi fees on major crops in these states periment —Wuhan, China entered intoa slowits spread were futile. Thus, no efforts one, two, and three months from the dateof ketsfor agriculturalproduceinvarious vary from zeroper cent to one per cent in lockdown. On March 10,Italy went intoa were made to quarantine individualsor lockdowns. No matter what the test,the dom- states under the AgricultureProduce nine states and it is twoper cent in Madhya lockdown, and, over the next month, the groups, and adeliberate decision wasmade inant result is that notonlylockdowns were Market Regulation (APMC) acts.All states, Pradesh and Tripura. Thereisnothreatfrom worldfollowed. nottocancel or postpone large meetings such noteffective, but that, in alarge majorityof exceptKerala, Jammu and Kashmir and the FPTCAct to APMCmandis and their busi- On the advice of experts,the worldcon- as conferences, church gatherings, or athletic cases, lockdowns were counter-productive i.e. Manipur,enactedsuchlaws. The APMC Acts ness in these states as private traders and fronted the virus in an unprecedented man- eventsfor thepurpose of reducingtransmis- ledtomoreinfections, and deaths, than would mandated that the sale/purchase of agri- sellerswillgetbenefits commensuratewith ner —closures of schools and workplaces and sion.” (Public Health and MedicalResponses.., p. have been the case with no lockdowns. My culturalcommodities is carriedout in a the mandi charges. lockdowns became commonplace. The effec- 7, emphasis added) analysis stops in end-Julyand, therefore, ig- specifiedmarketarea, and, producer-sell- The second categoryofstates—Andhra tiveness, or lackthereof, of lockdownsincon- More evidenceagainstthe unexpected nores the post-Julysecondwaveofinfections. ers or traders paythe requisitemarket fee, Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra taining the spread of the virus is examinedin and unprecedented worldand WHOre- If these data areincluded, the fate of lock- user charges, levies and commissions for and Telangana —iswhereservice charge for adetailedpaper entitled, “Lockdowns vs. sponse to thecrisis in 2020 is providedinthis downs would be alot worse. the commission agents(arhtiyas). These mandis is one per cent of the value of pro- COVID19: Covid Wins”, apreliminaryversion 91-page2019WHO reportentitled“Non- My analysis makes asmall contribution chargeswereleviedirrespective of whether duce and commission varies from one to of whichisavailableonmywebsite pharmaceutical public health measures for towardsdocumenting what did notwork. the sale took place inside APMC premises twoper cent.Uttarakhand also comesinthis ssbhalla.org.Herewith, some highlightsabout mitigating the risk and impact of epidemic Unfortunately, thereare no answerstothe or outside it and the chargesvariedwidely category. Karnataka follows these states the lockdown crisis that deservemention. and pandemic influenza”. The word “lock- question of what would have workedin con- acrossstatesand commodities. closely, withtotal chargesat3.5 per cent. WHO director Tedros Adhanom said as down” (one form of anon-pharmaceutical fronting avirus without avaccine. Notethat In theinitialyears,APMCactshelpedre- These states can easilybring down mandi early as March 11 that history does nothave intervention or NPI) does notappear in this in the late1950s,influenza vaccines were move malpractices and freedthe farmers chargesto2per centorless. aprecedentfor controllingapandemic. Yet, report. Nordoesthe WHO reportevenrec- available in the US and yetexcessdeaths were from the exploitative powerofmiddlemen The thirdset of states includesPunjab, lockdowns were recommended. By end ommend masks(afavourite2020 NPI) in case higher thanthe 2020 episode of no vaccine. and mercantile capital. Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Arunachal March,170 countries had closedtheir bor- of an epidemic,though it does advocatetheir It is notasifnoscientist forecastthat lock- The goldenperiodfor APMC markets Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, ders, 140countrieshad severalWHO contain- use forsymptomaticindividuals. downs would be adisaster. Sweden, forone, lastedtill around 1991.With time, therewas where the total charges, includingcommis- ment measures, as compiledbyOxGRT(bor- On the effect of NPIs, the reportstated: followedthe herd-immunity approach, the apalpablelossingrowth inmarketfacilities sion,variesfromfive to 8.5 percent,thehigh- der closures, restrictions on gatherings, etc) “The evidence base on the effectiveness of sameapproachthat wasfollowedbythe US and by 2006,ithaddeclinedtoless than one- estbeinginPunjab followedbyHaryana. in place, and therewere8,81,000 COVID-19 NPIs in community settings is limited,and (and all other nations) in all previous epi- fourth of the growth in crop output after Punjab and Haryana will notface anychal- cases and 43,000 deaths. With lockdowns, the overall quality of evidence wasverylow demics. An epidemic is likeanearthquake— whichtherewas no further growth. This in- lengefromsaleoutside of mandis as long as cases were expected to reachtheir terminal formostinterventions. Therehavebeen a it hitsyou hard, and then youdothe best you creasedthe woes of Indian farmers as mar- paddy and wheat arethe dominant crops level, perhaps, 10 times higher at 8.8 million? number of high-quality randomisedcon- can,and live withit. ketfacilities did notkeep pace with the in- and areprocuredby the government. It is in Today, cases are40times, and deaths 24 times trolledtrials (RCTs) demonstrating that John Ioannidis,professor of medicine at crease in outputand regulationdid notallow the long-term interestofthese states to bring higher.This has occurredduring the mostin- personal protectivemeasuressuchashand StanfordUniversity,has shouted himself farmers to sell outside APMC markets.The down market chargesand commissions to 2 tenseperiod of lockdowns and controls hygiene and face maskshave, at best, a hoarse againstthe advocates of lockdown. farmers were leftwith no choice but to seek per cent or less to enable APMC mandisto around the world. Theseare notstatistics small effect on influenza transmission, al- In ashort piece (with colleagues, entitled thehelpofmiddlemen. Due to poormarket compete withsales outside their premises. about even partialsuccess; rather,indicators though highercompliance in aseverepan- ‘Forecasting forCOVID-19has failed’), they infrastructure, moreproduce is sold outside The real threat in some states to APMC of massivefailure. demic might improveeffectiveness” (em- write: “Failureinepidemic forecasting is an marketsthan in APMC mandis. The netre- mandis and their business is from excessive The worldhas gone through manypan- phasis added). Yet, forCOVID-19, NPIs were oldproblem. In fact, it is surprising that epi- sultwas asystemofinterlockedtransactions and unjustifiedchargesleviedunder the demics since the Spanish Flu of 1918.Inthe six recommended in bundlesbyWHO and demicforecasting has retainedmuchcred- that robs farmers of their choice to decide to APMC acts. The FPTCAct will onlyput pres- month October 1957-March 1958 period, ex- other experts. Given this history, it remains ibility among decision-makers, givenits du- whomand wheretosell, subjecting them to sureonAPMC markets to become compet- cess deathsinthe US numbered62,000.Inthe As is universally acknowledged, the WHO bious trackrecord. Modelling forswine flu exploitation by middlemen. itive.Discussion withmandiofficialsreveals three-monthFebruary-April period in 1963, is the apexbody foradvice and guidance for amysteryastowhy the predicted 3,100-65,000 deaths in the UK… Over time,APMCmarkets have been that amaximum1.5per centof total charges, excessdeathsnumbered57,000.Inthesetwo health problems.Ithouses leading epidemi- world entered into a Eventuallyonly457 deaths occurred.” turnedfrominfrastructureservices to a distributed between marketfee and com- instances, excess deaths were 36 and 30 per ological expertsand before COVID, theywere lockdown. In my paper,I Another example of prediction failure: Up source of revenue generation. In several mission, areadequatetomaintainand run cent higher than“normal”. In the US,atthe advocating policies reminiscent of earlier report the result of various to 10 million animals were slaughteredbe- states, commission chargeswereincreased mandis. This will notwean away traders peak of the crisis March-May, excessdeaths confrontations with viruses. cause 1,50,000 deaths were expectedfrom without anyimprovementinthe services. from APMC markets astheywill receive the were 1,22,300and COVID-19deaths around Giventhis history,itremains amysteryas studies on the effectiveness foot-and-mouth disease —eventually only And to avoidany protests from farmers benefitsofmandi infrastructure, bulk pro- 9,50,00. Expected deaths —around 6,60,000, to whythe worldenteredintoalockdown. In of lockdowns; except fora 50 deathsoccurred. againstthese high charges, mostofthese duce available in one placeand save costs so excess deaths about 18 per cent. Eighteen my paper, Ireportthe resultofvarious stud- few,most of these studies It is likelythat post-COVID, epidemiolog- were required to be paidbybuyers likethe requiredforindividual transactionsoutside per cent toomanydeaths, but what did the ies on the effectiveness of lockdowns; except report that the lockdowns ical experts willsufferaworse fate than econ- FCI.InHaryana and Punjab,mandi fees and themarket. Thestateswhichare actually in- US do to confront the nearly double excess forafew, mostofthese studies report that the omists didafter theirWaterloo in 2008. In the rural development chargesfor wheat and terested in farmers’ welfareshould keep death crisis in both 1957-58 and 1963? lockdowns were highlysuccessfulinsaving were highly successful in iconic movie JerryMaguire,atalentedplayer non-basmatiricepurchasedbyFCIarefourto mandi chargesbelowareasonable levelof It did absolutelynothing. It is worthquot- hundreds of thousands of lives. Sincethe av- saving hundreds of askshis agent to “showhim the money” in six times the chargesfor basmati rice pur- 1.5per cent.Thiswill ensurethe co-existence ing apaperbyDavid Henderson and his col- eragedeath rate from COVID is 2.5per cent, thousands of lives. Since the order to retain thecontract to managehim. chasedbyprivate players.Thisnot only re- of APMC mandis and private channels per- leagues,publishedin2009—Public Health these resultsimply that somewherebetween average death rate from The worldisnow asking the lockdown ex- sultsinaheavyburdenontheCentre butalso mittedunder the newAct in atrue compet- and Medical Responses to the 1957-58 Influenza 10 to 20 million less infections resulted from perts—showmethe evidence. increasesthelogisticscostfordomesticpro- itive spirit. Epidemic. ThelateDrHenderson had amajor this unnatural experiment. COVID is 2.5per cent,these duceand reduces trade competitiveness. responsibility forsettingupthe CDC influenza Examination of the contradictionbetween results imply that The writer is executivedirector,IMF, These drawbacks were recognisedby The writer is member,Niti Aayog. surveillance programmeinthe US:His the observed reality of 40 millioncases, and somewhere between 10 representing India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh experts and stakeholders and pressure Viewsare personal stature as an authoritywas similartoAnthony the experimental reality of lockdown research, to 20 million lessinfections and Bhutan. The views expressed arethose of Fauci today. The paper explicitly rejectseven is the purpose of my above-mentionedpa- theauthor and do notnecessarily represent partial lockdowns and states: per.Wereplicatethe variety of testsavailable resulted from this theviews of the IMF,its ExecutiveBoard, or “The 1957-58 pandemic wassucharapidly inthe literatureand addthe followingimpor- unnatural experiment IMF management LETTERSTOTHE EDITOR

WORST JUMLA THISREFERSTOtheeditorial,‘Thewrong IDEAS dose’ (IE, October 23). Of all the freebies Aleader fordifficult times offeredbypolitical partiesduringelec- ONLINE tions, the promise of afreecorona vac- cine by the BJP to Bihar’selectorateisthe ONLYINTHE EXPRESS G20,underSaudiArabia’spresidency,isworkingtowardsamoreresilientworld mostopportunistic and dim-witted. Awarethat suchaselective benefit will ● ENGAGINGTHE be thrashedbythe courts on grounds of NEIGHBOURHOOD: Saud Bin Mohammed Al-Sati unnatural division, it has triedtoplayon SSHAJI the emotions of people. Besides, going RELATIONS BETWEEN THE Kingdom of Saudi is up to this task.Having provedits mettle in Private Sector Alliance forthe efforts, including multilateral development by thegrowingawarenessabouttheim- ● RAMVILASPASWAN: Arabia and the Republic of India arerootedin dealing with social and economic hurdles back Empowerment and Progression of Women’s banks, who areplanningtocommit$75 bil- practicability of application of election HUMILITYPERSONIFIED: history,mutual trustand bilateral cooperation home through itstransformative Vision 2030, Economic Representation (EMPOWER), afo- lionfor DSSI-eligible countriesbetween jumlasvoters of Bihar areunlikely to ABHISHEKNARANG that has withstood the test of time. Our two the Kingdom nowhas an opportunity to repli- rumconstituted by G20, is developing an ac- April-December 2020, partoftheir $230 bil- be swayed. nations have shared trade and cultural links catethis forward-looking approachonaglobal tion plan to identifykey focus areasand con- lion commitmentfor emerging and low-in- YGChouksey, Pune datingbacktothe thirdmillenniumBCE. scale. Notonlyhas Saudi Arabia been ranked duct global research to advocatefor the comecountries as aresponse to the pan- www.indianexpress.com Today, these foundations remain as strong as the topreformedandtopimproveramong 190 advancement of women in leadership posi- demic. Together,G20 countries have THISREFERSTOtheeditorial,‘Thewrong ever.These historic bonds were further rein- countries by the WorldBank’s Women, tions in the private sector. contributed over $21billion to support health dose’(IE,October23).Thevaccineprom- forcedduring HRHCrownPrinceMohammed Business and the Law2020 report, it isalso the The use of innovation and technological systems and the huntfor avaccine and in- ise maybeaself-serving desperatebid that MSPs will be hit certainlyisun- bin Salman’s firststate visit to NewDelhi in mostimprovedcountryinthe worldfor do- advancementstoshapenew frontiers,suchas jected an unprecedented$11 trillion to safe- foraparty to win the election, but it re- founded.Wemustmarch forwardand February2019.Thevisit pavedthe wayforun- ing business, having implemented arecord deploying artificialintelligence to improve guardthe global economy. flects cynicismbecauseuntil nowBihar be open to change. paralleleddecisions, heralding anew dawn for number of reforms. health outcomes and the education system, We see India as an important partner in hasfallenshortofcomplyingwiththena- Garima Tanwar, hhhh the ties between our twoformidable It is with thisintentofall-inclusive pros- has been at the forefront of discussions and this journeytoensureabettertomorrowfor tional guidelines of COVID-19manage- economies. With Saudi Arabia’s G20 presi- peritythat theSaudiG20Presidencyisseeking has foundunequivocal relevanceas theworld all. India is carrying out ambitious reforms ment. Thepromise is alsoatoddswith MILLETS FOR MASSES dency,weare at the cusp of another transfor- to deepen global cooperation with the theme grapples with an unforeseen pandemic. to modernise the country. As leading the national vaccine policy of priority al- mation in our strategic cooperation, one that of “Realising Opportunities of the 21st Century Under Saudi Arabia’s presidency,G20 has economies, Saudi Arabiaand Indiacan leave location to frontline health workers, and THIS REFERS TO the article ‘Healthyand will reap benefitsfor the global community. forAll”. The Presidency is working with G20 been resilientand spearheadedglobal action amarkonthe global community through people with co-morbidities. wise’ (IE, October 23). The institutional Mutual respect and continuedinterna- members on three essential pillars whichare neededtodeal with the pandemic. The G20 synergiesand contributetothe roadmapfor LRMurmu, Delhi support likepublic procurement and tional cooperationare values at theheartof vital to the world’sprogress:Empowering peo- Leaders’ Summit held in March wasinstru- aprosperous futurefor all. marketingforcoarsegrainshasbeenany- the Saudi G20 presidency —apresidency that ple with afocus on youth and women, and mental in developing aconsensus among Hostingthe Presidency of G20 this year OPEN TO CHANGE thingbutencouraging.Asaresult,theto- has coincidedwithadelicate globalperiodand tackling inequalities; safeguarding the planet G20 countries to contain the spread of the marks ahistoric step forSaudi Arabia. Many talareaundermilletsinIndiahasshrunk that isdeterminedtolead global actionstoad- by fostering collective effortstoprotect our pandemic and laidafoundation to the subse- morebattles and unchartedpaths lie in front THISREFERSTOtheeditorial,‘Aquestion over the years. The private sectorhas dress the common global challenges. Across natural resources and putting sustainability at quent G20 ministerialmeetings. Alandmark of us and we aredeterminedtoworkclosely of survival’ (IE, October 22) Reformsin beenableto market milletsasapremium the world, the COVID-19pandemic has the heartofthe agenda; and, finally, shaping outcome of these deliberations wasthe G20 withthe governmentandpeople of India, who agriculturewerelongoverdue giventhe superfoodby cultivatinganichesegment brought innumerable challenges to families newfrontiersbyadopting long-termand bold finance ministersand central bank governors sharethe same sense of responsibility towards sorrystateofourfarmers.Unfortunately, withinhealth-consciousurban con- and communities. It has plungedthe global strategies to sharethe benefitsofinnovation agreeing to thehistoric DebtSuspension the global community. As India prepares to theprotestsagainstthemarepatchy and sumers.Thepremiumtaghasmadeitout economy intoone of the worstrecessionsin and technological advancement to build are- Service Initiative forthe world’s poorest hold the Presidency in 2022,weare certain ignoresmall farmers. It is onlywell-off of boundsforalarge sectionof theurban decades, exacerbating existing gaps. silient futurefor the world. countries. This benefitted 46 countries, pro- that this mutual counsel will help us realise farmers who’vemade fortunes, espe- middle-class. Thereisaneedfor acam- As major global economies, the G20 mem- The Saudi G20 Presidencybelievesthat viding an estimated $14billionofimmediate opportunities of the 21st centuryfor all. ciallyinPunjab and Haryana.The farm paign to popularise millets. bercountrieshave aresponsibilitytoleadcol- everyone, especiallywomen, should have liquidity relief by thebilateral official creditor bills could indeed do better but the fear Sudip Kumar Dey, Kolkata lectiveaction foracoordinatedglobal response therequired access and tools to take advan- in 2020. The G20 is also working withinter- The writer is theambassador of the to the ongoing crisis. Saudi Arabia’s presidency tagesofthe opportunities aheadofus. The nationalorganisations to complement these Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to India

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GUJARAT ALSO KILLED HIS Again,MumbaipolicebookRepublic, Implement Rs 4,200 WIFE, HER RELATIVE grade pay for all govt Man who set primary teachers: MPs, himself afire channelsaysit’sawitch-hunt dies, kids againstRepublic channel. Itsed- proachedNMJoshi Margpolice fecting the credibility of and others” -- at the Republic MLAs to Chudasama EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE itor-in-chief Arnab Goswami is station with acomplaint Friday. Mumbai Police," an officer from Media Network. This comes as succumb to MUMBAI, OCTOBER 23 facing twoFIRs, registeredat An officer said the SML NM Joshi Margpolice station the mostgrave attackonthe The issue pertains to Pydhonie and NM Joshi Marg monitors contentsonsocial said. freedom of press safeguarded EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Government Resolution issued MUMBAI POLICE Fridaybooked police stations, forallegedly in- media and television channels. The complainant, in his under Article 19 (1)(a) of the AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER23 by the finance department on burn injuries the executive editor,ananchor, citing communal tension. A “Theyare supposedtoidentify statement, said the anchor and Constitution of India.” January1,2019that had ap- tworeporters and other edito- case relating to alleged fudging posts that arefakeand also con- the reporteralso said that Singh “This booking of all journal- THE OFFICE of Education Minister proved higher grade payfor gov- rial staffofRepublic Media of TRPs is tent that can createdisharmony is tarnishing the imageofthe ists of anewsmedia organisa- Bhupendrasinh Chudasama re- ernment teachers whichwas di- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Networkfor broadcasting al- being probed by the Mumbai amongstthe people, and they Mumbai Police, and that this tion, leftunchecked, will have a ceivedrequests from Members of rected to be implemented by the RAJKOT,OCTOBER23 leged defamatorynews content Crime Branchwhile chapter areexpected to recordand pres- wasaired without anyvalid chilling effect on democracy,es- Parliament (MPs) and Members education department in itscir- againstthe police department. proceedings againstGoswami ent it to their superiors,” the of- proof. peciallywithin the stateof of Legislative Assembly(MLAs) cular issuedonJune 25, 2019. HOURS AFTER Imran Pathan, an Police said Republic channel have been initiated separately ficer said. The news,the complainant Maharashtra,” it stated. across parties pertaining to im- However, following several auto-rickshawdriver, stabbed aired news that would incite by police. According to police, sub-in- said, ranunder asegment 'Biggest “While ParamBir Singh may plementation of Rs 4,200grade representationsmadeby statepri- his wifeand uncle-in-lawto disaffection among police per- The newFIR, under section spector Pawar, afterwitnessing StoryTonight' and the TV screen be cornered and uncomfortable payfor all government primary maryteachers associations and death and setafire his children sonnel againstCommissioner of 3(1) of The Police (Incitement a10-minuteshowaired be- had acaption ‘Revolt Against with the fact that his elaborately teachers. otherstateeducationassociations and himself in afit of rage,both Police ParamBir Singh. The to Disaffection) Act, 1922, and tween 7pmand 7.10 pm ParamBir? Senior officers partof craftedlies againstRepublic are Those who have written to overnearly lastoneyear,thestate he and his sons succumbed to channel, police said, claimed IPC sections 500(defamation) ThursdayonRepublic the probegivedetails'. falling apartbeforethe people the stategovernment include government on July17an- burn injuries. Mumbai police personnel were and 34 (common intention), is Television, reachedNMJoshi Police said the channel au- of India in the face of the truth Lok Sabha MP Poonam Maadam nouncedsuspension of its "While Imran diedat11:30 rebelling againstParam Bir againstRepublic TV anchor Margpolice station Fridayafter- thorities were intentionallytry- and real facts, he seems to be from Jamnagar constituency,Lok Government Resolution (GR) is- pm on Thursday, his daughter Singh, and that his orders were Shivani Gupta,reporter noon since the SML office is in ing to incitedisaffection using that as abasis forunder- Sabha MP Miteshbhai Patelfrom suedonJune 25, 2019. Alvisha (7) succumbed at around notacceptable to them. Sagarika Mitra, reporter the area under itsjurisdiction. amongstMumbai police per- taking his large-scale witch- Anand, Lok Sabha MP Bhartiben The protests were againstthe 12 am on Friday. His son Ikan (8) Thechannel, in astatement, ShawanSen, executive editor “The complainant said that sonnel againstthe police com- hunt againstRepublic Media Siyal from Bhavnagar con- implementation of June 25, 2019 toodiedataround 5amon said the “booking of all journal- Niranjan Narayanaswamy, and he sawanews on Republic TV missioner. Network’s journalists. stituency -all from Bhartiya GRwhichhasbeenputonholdas Friday,"GMHadiya, police in- ists of anewsmedia organisa- other editorial staff. (English) whichshowedthat The channel, in itsstate- Republic’s Editorial staffstands JantaParty (BJP). it wasaffecting the paygrade of spector of Thorala police station, tion, leftunchecked, will have a Police said that the case was Mumbai police personnel are ment, said: “In abrazen abuse together and in firm opposition Among MLAs include 65,000 primaryteachers who said on Friday. chilling effect on democracy,es- registeredafter police sub-in- rebelling againstParam Bir of office, the Mumbai Police has to the intimidation tactics de- Congress MLAfromDanilimda were recruitedafter2010directly Imran, aresident of Thorala peciallywithin the stateof spector Shashikant Pawar, Singh and his orders arenot ac- booked the -- “Editorial staff ployedbythe ParamBir Singh- Shailesh Parmar,Congress as their paygrade wasreduced area, had sethis son, daughter Maharashtra”. postedatthe Social Media Lab ceptable to them. In the news re- and Newsroom Incharge forthe ledMumbai Police,” the chan- Siddhpur MLAChandanji from Rs 4,200toRs2,800. and himself on fire at his home This is the fourth case (SML) of Special Branch-1,ap- port, theyalso said that it is af- concernedreportgetting aired nel said. Thakor,Congress MLAfrom This week,following ameet- in Thorala area justminutes af- Kamrej constituency VD ingwithrepresentativesofteach- terhefatallystabbed his wife Zalavadiya, BJP MLAfromNikol ers associations, finance minister Nazia and uncle-in-lawNazeer SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT DEATH CASE PUNJAB CM ORDERS PROBE Jagdish Panchal and Pratapbhai NitinPatelreassuredteachersthat Pathan and seriouslywounded Dudhat, Congress MLAfrom the 2019 GR would be cancelled mother-in-lawFeroza (45) at 6-yr-old raped, killed, Savarkundla in Amreli. andRs4,200gradepaywillbeim- around 4:30 pm on Thursday. Media highly polarised now; was "These recommendations to plemented forall. "Afterstabbing his wifeand cancel the 2019 GR and imple- Chudasama said, "As the file is uncle-in-lawtodeath and injur- body set on fire; 2held mentation of Rs 4,200grade pay with the finance department, we ing his mother-in-law, Imran re- responsible in past: Bombay HC forall were receivedinhuge arepositivethatadecisioninfavour turnedhome with his twochil- numbers from the elected mem- of teachers will be takenbythe dren. He collected some petrol bers of parliament and legisla- stategovernment.Adecisionisex- from the fuel tank of his bike, actor’s death case amounted to Lohia as to whyhereferredtothe ANJUAGNIHOTRICHABA LUDHIANAWOMAN tive assemblyasteachers in their pected afterthe code of conduct." poured it over the children and OMKARGOKHALE investigative journalism. It also 1947 report, when a1983Law JALANDHAR,OCTOBER23 respective constituencies ap- Digvijaysinh Jadeja, president himself and setthe children afire MUMBAI,OCTOBER23 asked the News Broadcasters Commission reporthad com- RAPEDIN CAR,2HELD proachedthem requesting to of Gujarat PrimaryTeachers before setting himself alight. Federation (NBF) whynosuo pared the media regulation ASIX-YEAR-OLDgirlwasallegedly Ludhiana: A30-year old take up the issue with the state Association, said, "Wehavebeen Afterhearing their cries, neigh- THE BOMBAY High Courton motu action could beinitiatedfor model in India with the European raped, killedand then setonfire woman wasallegedly raped government," said Chudasama. told to wait till the by-election." bours rushedinand rescued Fridayremarkedthat the media “irresponsible coverage”ofsen- countries along with other inter- in avillageinHoshiarpur district. in amovingcar in Ludhiana them by covering them in blan- has become “highlypolarised” sitive criminal cases and media national models and had sug- Police said her half-burnt body in the intervening night of kets. In response to acall to the and that journalists were neutral trial. gested that therewas aneedfor wasdiscoveredonWednesday Wednesdayand Thursday, emergency service, an ambu- and responsible in the past. On Friday, the courtmade the checks and balances in the func- evening. She wascremated on police said. The woman said Woman accuses son of lance arrivedand took the three Adivision benchofChief observationsafteradvocateAnkit tioning of the media in India. Fridayamid tight security.A21- in her complaint that she to civil hospital. But all three of Justice Dipankar Dattaand Justice LohiarepresentingZeeNews,one When Lohia respondedthat year-old youth and his grandfa- wasinvited by afriend to cel- physical violence, seeks them diedduring treatment," GirishSKulkarni washearing PILs of the respondents, maintained the media wasnot averse to be- ther have been arrested in con- ebratethe birthdayofhis ac- Hadiyafurther said. by eight former police officers that the channel wasnot guilty of ing regulated,the benchsaid, nectionwiththecase.Thevictim’s quaintance. She said she was Police said that Imran and from Maharashtra, as well as ac- allegations made by the petition- “This is notaquestion of regula- body wasfound in their house, pushedintoacar and raped monthly maintenance Nazia were going through amar- tivists,lawyers and NGOs, seek- ers. He submitted areportau- tion. This is aquestion of checks said police. by the acquaintance while ital discord. Aftercalling 181 ing restraining orders against thored in 1947 by aEuropean in- and balances. People forget The duo were booked on her friend drovedrove the stationandhandedoveranappli- Abhayamwomen's helpline, “media trial” in the Sushant Singh stitute, whichanalysed options wheretodrawlines. Do it within chargesofmurder,rapeandother vehicle. She wasthen EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE cation againsther son on June 7, Nazia, her mother Feroza and Rajput death case. between self-regulation and lines. You(news media) want to relevant sections of the IPC, rele- dumpedonaroad. Accused SURAT,OCTOBER23 2020.Infrontof thepolice,theson uncle Nazeer had gone to Mahila Additional Solicitor General statutoryregulationforthemedia criticise government, do it. The is- vant sections of the POCSO Actas were arrested Friday. ENS had then promisednot to repeat Police Station on Thursdayafter- Anil Singh —representing CBI, andhadsuggestedthattherewas sue in the present case is that well as provisions of the Sched- A42-YEAR-OLD woman has this abusive behaviour and the noon to lodgeacomplaint NCBand ED —said the petition- no needfor government control. someone had diedand the alle- uledCaste and ScheduledTribe lodgedacomplaintof physicalvi- matterwassettledwiththeinter- againstImran. Police had also ers’ claims that the central agen- To this, CJ Dattasaid, “Weare gation is youare interfering.” (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, sadandshockingincidentof rape olence againsther son and de- ference of community leaders. calledImran at the Mahila Police cies were leaking information ruledbythe rule of lawinIndia. Advocates Alankar Kirpekar 1989,policesaid.Thegrandfather &murder of 6-year-old in mandedmonthlymaintenanceof However, again on October 8, Station forcounselling but he from the investigation intothe Howdoyou advocatethat people for India TV news and Zeeshan wasbooked forallegedly helping Hoshiarpur.Though police have Rs10,000,inRanderareainSurat. 2020, the man came to his had leftthe police station on his suicide and alliedcases to select who go around accusing others Hashmi for News Nation submit- eraseevidence.Medicalreportsof arrested the accused, Ihavedi- Thewoman,wholivesaloneat mother’s house and took away bikesoon after, saying he would media was“misconceived”. can find shelter of freedom of tedthat the media trial in the ac- the duo areawaited,police said. rected DGP to ensureproper in- arented house in Adajan area in the diarywhereshe had listed return with his lawyer. On October 21,the HC had press? Journalists backthen were tor’s death is one case and hence On Friday, Chief Minister vestigation &that challan is pre- Surat, submitted an application to the contactsofher clients. The Thereafter, Nazia, Alvisha, Feroza sought to knowfrom Republic TV responsible and neutral, nowthe the courtshould notinsiston Amarinder Singh directed the sentedspeedily. Callforfasttrial& protection officer in Surat and son allegedly calledupher cus- and Nazeer leftfor Nazeer's howits statementsasking view- mediaissharply polarised.” having statutoryregulation on state’s DGP to conduct aswiftin- exemplarypunishment to the soughthelpfrommentalandphys- tomers and threatenedthem not home in Nazeer's auto. ers who should bearrestedin the Justice Kulkarni then asked the electronic media. vestigationinthecase.“Extremely guilty by the court,” he tweeted. ical torturemeted out by her son. to take food from her and even "Enraged that theyhad ap- According to her application, accusedthem of having illicit re- proachedthe police, the accused she got marriedin1996 and had lationship with her,she stated in interceptedthe complaint's MUMBAI twosons —the elder one stays in her complaint. auto-rickshawatRukhadiyapara TRACKING INDIA’S COVID CURVE Suratand the younger in another She then approachedthe Crossing, got down from his bike, Missing for 14 days, Covid patient district. Her husband diedin2018. protection officer in Surat and pulledaknifeout of his waist CASES: RECOVERED:69,48,497 Sheclaimedthattheeldersonwho sought help. and stabbed the complainant. 235 is24yearsoldisaliquoraddictand Talking to The Indian Express, Then he pulledNazeer out of the DAYSSINCE 77,61,312 DEATHS:1,17,306 PANDEMIC found dead in hospital toilet usedtobeat her regularly afterre- the woman, on condition of auto-rickshawand stabbed him. BEGAN TESTS: 10,01,13,085 | DOUBLING RATE: 97.18** turning home from office. Fedup anonymity,said, “I have suffered Afterwards, he stabbed his wife then. But it is common forTBpa- When asked whynostaff of the tortureshe shiftedtothe alot because of him. My business in the auto-rickshawitself," SAGARRAJPUT tientstogoabsconding from member discoveredthe locked rented house in Adajan area in washit during the lockdown pe- Pradyuman Nagarpolice inspec- &TABASSUM hospital,” said Superintendent cubicle while cleaning, Anande Surat.Shealsostartedasmalltiffin riod,and it is yettopickuppace. torALChavda said on Friday. BARNAGARWALA Dr Lalitkumar Anande. said, “The toilets arecleaned service, she said in her complaint. However, he would come to my Hadiyasaid that Imran was MUMBAI,OCTOBER23 Yadavhad come to the hos- thrice in aday.Sometimes it is The complainant further house and demand moneyfrom booked under the Immoral pital with apositive Covid-19 occupiedbypatientssothe statedthat during lockdown, her me. WheneverIrefused, he beat Trafficking Actafter he was THE BODY of a27-year-old tu- positive on September 30,after cleaner goes away.But patients business went down. However, me up and ransackedmyhome. caught with asex worker in KEYSTATES TOTAL SURGEIN 7-DAYAVG DOUBLING berculosis patient who had being referred by amedical offi- use those toilets regularly,and her son came to her house and Myyoungersonknows aboutthis, Thorala area in Februarythis TOWATCH CASES 24HOURS GROWTH* TIME** tested positive forCovid-19was cial in Goregaon. Adoctor from should have smelt the body.We demandedmoneytopay their but he is helpless. In my applica- year. found in atoiletinTBHospital, the hospital said Yadavdid not have issuednotices to all staffers electricity bill. She claimedinthe tion, Ihavedemandedthat my ■ Maharashtra 16,25,197 7,539 0.54% 132.31 Sewri, 14 days afterhewent give his proper address while on duty in ward,” Anande said. complaint that she had givenhim elder son pays me Rs 10,000 as ■ Andhra 7,96,919 3,620 0.46% 155.14 missing. getting admitted.The hospital One of the doctor’s at the Rs 6,000,but the accuseddid not monthlymaintenance and also Imran had sethis son, The body had gone unno- has 11 Covid positive patients. hospital said the staffisappre- ■ Karnataka 7,88,551 5,778 0.84% 86.00 paythe bill and instead spent it paysix months’ rent of my house daughter and himself ticedfor 14 days even though the Yadavwas kept on the first-floor hensive of entering the Covid- ■ Tamil Nadu 7,00,193 3,077 0.53% 136.09 on liquor. whichIhavenot beenableto pay.” on fire at his home just blocktoilets aresupposedtobe ward formale patients. It is sus- careward. When amissing re- The woman has also men- The woman‘s advocatePreeti ■ Kerala 3,69,323 7,482 2.16% 33.28 regularly cleanedand were be- pected that on October 4he portwas filed, apolice official tionedthat her son would beat Joshisaid,“Insuchviolencecases, minutes afterhekilled ing usedbyother patients. The went to the toiletand collapsed said theyalso refrainedfromen- her at her rented house and hu- firstthe application is giventoa his wifeNazia and *Compounded Daily Growth Rate over last7days**Calculated over 7-daygrowth BMC has ordered ahigh-levelin- due to breathlessness. tering the ward or checking the miliateher in front of her neigh- protectionofficer.Wewillalsofile uncle-in-lawNazeer CASEFATALITYRATIO POSITIVITYRATE DAILYIN,DAILYOUT quiryand issuednotice to atleast Hospital management said toilets as it wasaCovid ward. bours, whenevershe refusedto acase in the familycourtagainst 40 hospital staffers who worked no patient or staffercomplained Dr Harish Pathak,head of 7DAYSEARLIER: 7DAYSEARLIER: DETECTED TODAY give him money. herson.Theprotectionofficer’sre- Pathan and seriously in the ward. of afoul smell until October 18 forensic department at KEM Unable to bear it anyfurther, portwill also help us makeour injured mother-in-law 1.52 7.99 54,366 The body wassobadlyde- when awardboy realisedone of hospital, said Yadavdieddue to she had contacted Adajan police case stronger in the court.” NOW: NOW: RECOVERED TODAY: composedthat initially, the hos- the three lockedcubicles was natural causes. 1.51 7.75 73,979 pital could notidentify the gen- stinking. He climbed in the next Senior police inspector Sunil Deaths as aratio of Positives against Becoming sick vs der of the person. Theylooked cubicle to look over the wall and Sohoni of RAK Margpolice sta- positive cases (in %); number tested recovering; more intotheir records and found a found alifeless form on the toilet tion said, “Wewill call hospital Cops help Argentinian woman to get indicator of progress (in %); indicator of recoveries for 14 days 27-year-old patient, named floor.The hospital then in- staffers forquestioning to under- in averting deaths the spread of disease may signal the peak Suryabhan Yadav, missing from formedpolice and sent the body stand howthis happened. We DataasonOctober22,releasedbyUnionMinistryofHealth,ICMRandstates.Oftendailynumbers her money back from Ahmedabad man includedatafrompreviousdays.Assuch,trendsbasedondailynumbersareindicative,notdefinitive the same ward since October 4. to KEM hospital forapost- initiated an investigation to de- “Wehad filedamissing report mortem, theysaid. termine if thereisany foul play.” Rabari from Sanand in moneyback, she wasgiven ex- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE Ahmedabad on the social media cuses by Bharat. The woman AHMEDABAD,OCTOBER23 app ‘CouchSurfing’. Following then came to Ahmedabad rural TRADERS DOUBT ITS IMPACT this, Fiorella came to Sanand and police and submitted aformal THE AHMEDABAD rural police stayed with Bharat’s familyfor complaint againstBharat and Govt imposes stock limits on onion to check prices helpedanArgentinian woman 25 days during the lockdown. asked our help stating that due to getRs2.5 lakh whichshe had Fiorella gave US dollars 4,800 to lockdown she is in direneed giventoaresident of Sanand in to Bharat afterthe latter told her of her money,”said KK Jadeja, The stocklimit, whichcomes holding on to their stockinthe pulses, potatoes, edible oils and limit will be basedonprice-rise, Ahmedabad when she wasin that he neededmoneytopay Inspector,special operations HARIKISHANSHARMA& intoeffect immediately, will con- hope of better prices,” said a oilseedfromthe listofessential and an order forregulating stock Gujarat during the Covid-19 monthlyinstalmentsfor his car group (SOG), SOG, Ahmedabad PARTHASARATHIBISWAS tinue until December 31. trader operating out of commodities. limit maybeissuedonlyifthereis lockdown. and she also asked him to keep Rural. NEWDELHI,PUNE,OCT23 But the decision maynot have Lasalgaon’s wholesale market in Addressing the media digi- “hundredper cent increase in re- According to police, an remaining moneywith him. ‘Ahmedabad Rural, mucheffect on prices, according Maharashtra's Nashik district. tally, Consumer Affairs Secretary tail price of horticultural produce; Argentinian woman named Bharat had promisedFiorella Superintendent of Police, WITH RETAIL prices of onion to market sources. Mostofthe With the newkharif crop be- Leena Nandan said the govern- or fiftyper cent increase in retail Fiorella Di Cloudi had arrivedin that he will payher backthe VirendraSingh Yadavthen or- reaching nearly Rs 100per kg in produce is still with farmers, who ing delayedbyseveral weeks, ment had to invoke the Essential price of non-perishable agricul- India backonAugust8,2019on moneyonce he sells his car,said dered the SOG to probethe mat- some cities, the government on areinnohurry to liquidatetheir prices arealso unlikelytosee a Commodities (Amendment) law, tural foodstuffs”, over the price touristvisa and visited Himachal the police. terand we found out that Bharat Fridayinvoked provisions of the stock, traders across wholesale drastic drop in immediatefuture, whichallows it to regulateper- prevailing immediatelypreced- Pradesh, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, “The woman then went to wascurrentlyliving in Tamil Essential Commodities Act, 2020, marketsinMaharashtrasaid. theysaid. ishable commodities in an ex- ing 12 months, or averageretail Goa, Mumbai and Rajasthan be- Goa afterthe firstphase of un- Nadu. We then managed to con- and imposedonion stocklimits “The stocklimit is applicable The move comes barelya traordinarysituation of price-rise, price of lastfiveyears, whichever fore coming to Gujarat in January lockstarted in Gujarat. Aftera tact Bharat and his friend Chagan of 25 metric tonnes (MT) for forus, traders. Thereisnosuch month afterthe government and calledita“decisive step”. is lower. 2020. As per police, Fiorella be- fewmonths when she triedto Lal Rabari paid Rs 2,50,000to the wholesalers, and 2MTfor retail- limit on farmers. And since the amendedEssential Commodities Under provisions of this law, FULLREPORTON friendedaman namedBharat contact Bharat to seek her woman,” the inspector added. ers. next crop is delayed, mostare Act, 1955, to exclude onions, anyaction on imposing stock www.indianexpress.com Ahmedabad WWW.INDIANEXPRESS.COM

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EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 toskiphearing THE RESIDENTS of 108villages in Bihar’s Kaimur plateauhavean- nouncedthattheywillboycottthe ED forthcoming Assemblypolls to MANOJCG Data protest an alleged police crack- NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 localisation

down on the area’stribal popula- PLAIN E debate ● tion last month. Thepoliceaction FACEBOOK INDIA’S Public Policy EX RALLYING ON came when the tribals were Director Ankhi Das wasamong protesting, among other issues, itsrepresentativeswho ap- Officials have long ar- WITH HOME MinisterAmit Shah, usuallyone of the topelec- the declaration of theareaasa peared Fridaybefore guedthat datalocalisa- tion campaigners forBJP,not on the field, it seems Defence tiger reserve. Parliament’s JointCommittee on tion will help law-en- MinisterRajnath Singh has become one of the busiestcam- The protestswereled by THIRD FRONT STEPS UP thePersonal DataProtection Bill. forcement accessdatafor paigners forthe party in Bihar.Singh has been asked to spend Kaimur Mukti Morcha(KMM), It is learnt that the panel, investigations and en- moretime in the poll-bound state. As the BJP stateunit de- whichalleged that 25 activists BSP chief Mayawati, whose party is contesting the Bihar polls as partofathirdfront,atarally headedbyLok Sabha MP forcement. Currently, mandedmoretime from him, Singh had to rejig his commit- from the area at Jagjiwan RamStadium in Rohtas district of Bihar on Friday. UpendraSingh Kushwaha, Meenakshi Lekhi, has given muchofcross-border mentstoaccomplish campaign work forthe party.While Shah were arrested president of RLSP—an alliance partner—was also present. PTI Facebook India twoweekstofur- datatransfer is governed is trying to amplify the party’s communications through his on false nish written replies to the ques- by mutual legal assis- mediainterviews,FinanceMinisterNirmala Sitharaman, like charges. The tionsposedbyits members. tance treaties, aprocess her predecessor, wasassigned the task of releasing the party's villagers ac- Meanwhile, e-commerce gi- that almostall stakehold- election manifesto –in2015, Arun Jaitleyhad releasedBJP’s vi- cusedthe ant Amazon has declinedtoap- ers agree is cumbersome. sion document in Patna. Partychief JPNadda is also expected DECISION Forest MP BJP leadermovestop court pear before thecommittee on Civil societygroups have to touchevery region of Bihar with his rallies. 2020 Depertemt of October 28, and the panel has criticisedthe open- BIHAR forceful evic- takenstrong exception to this. endedexceptions given tions and bulldoz- Amazon, Twitter,PayTM and to thegovernment in the ing of crops, despiteaSupreme over HC curbs on bypollrallies Google have been directed to ap- Bill, saying it will allow HIGH INTEREST Courtstayonevictions. pearbeforethe committee at its surveillance. KMMhas demandedthat the Election Commission movesseparateplea citing Article324 next sitting. THE ELECTION Commission lastweek announcedelections government declareKaimur a News agencyPTI quoted to 10 RajyaSabha seatsinUttar Pradesh and one in scheduledarea. The creation of a rections regarding gatheringsas ical congregations forelection Lekhisaying “Amazon has re- identifythe individual. Uttarakhand whichare falling vacant on November 25. The tigerreserveintheregionmustbe EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE well as the state’s Covid-19 pro- campaigns unlessitcan be fusedtoappear before the panel The Bill givesthe govern- BJPisexpected to win at least eight of the seatsinUPgiven its done onlyafter consent by the NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 tocol that lays down thelimita- proved that conductofavirtual on October 28 and if no one on ment powers to authorise the numbers in the stateAssembly. Curiously, thereissome in- gram sabhasand approval of the tions forallowing suchcongre- campaign is notpossible, subject behalf of the e-commerce com- transfer of certain types of per- terest in the Congress on the BJP candidates' list. The buzz in tribal population, it has said. MADHYAPRADESH BJPleader gations. to EC approval. panyappears before the panel, it sonal dataoverseas,and has Congress circles is that BJP mayfieldaleader who had quit Areportonthis by afour- Pradyuman Singh Tomar has The High Courtorder came The HighCourtaddedthat amountstobreachofprivilege.” givenexceptions allowing gov- the Congress andjoined it some time back. The BJP hasal- memberpanelfromDelhiwasre- movedthe Supreme Court on aPIL whichpointed out that even in the event suchapproval The panel, she said, is unani- ernmentagencies to collect per- ready sent JyotiradityaScindia to RajyaSabha. It is to be seen leasedFriday. CPI(M) politburo againstaMadhya Pradesh High various political parties were is granted,“the holding of phys- mous in itsopinion thatcoercive sonal dataofcitizens. whether it will give another former Congress leader aplace in member Brinda Karat, who re- Courtorder imposinglimitson holding physical campaigns ig- ical congregation.. cantakeplace action can be suggestedtothe It also makes wayfor govern- the Upper House. leasedthe report, told TheIndian physicalcampaigns forthe forth- noring the Covid-19risk and that onlyafter the political government againstthe e-com- ment-ledtechnological solu- Express,“Inthisinstance,therehas coming statebypolls. authorities were turning ablind party/candidateintending to merce company. tions. One exampleisthe power been criminal negligence by the Tomar,contesting from eyetothis. holdacongregation deposits It is learnt that panel mem- giventothe central government STRANGER ALERT Bihargovernmentthathasn’tim- Gwalior,contendedthat the The High Courtsaid: “In a moneywith the District bers questionedFacebook India to direct anyentity to provide plementedtheForest RightsAct.” October 20 order violates the contest/clash between right to Magistratewhichissufficient to representativesonits advertise- “non-personal” or anonymised SINCE MANY key meetings aretaking place through video- According to the report, on righttoorganise election cam- campaigning and right to health purchase double the number of ment model, howittargets au- data“to enable better targeting conferencingthese days,one concern has been thatofsecrecy September 10,thousands of adi- paigns through physical gather- and life, it is obviousthatthe masksand sanitizers required diences, their earnings out of of deliveryofservices or formu- of information. Earlier this week,duringareviewmeeting of vasis from the 108villages mo- ings as permitted by election right to health and lifetakes forprotecting and sanitizing the India, the taxpaid by them, the lation of evidence-basedpoli- an important ministry, it wasdiscoveredthat one participant bilisedpeacefullyinfront of the rules and soughtastayonit. precedence. Right to health and number of persons expected in datastorage model and transfer cies”. amongthe officials present was, in fact, wasnot an insider Forest Department office at The Election Commission, lifeiscomparatively moreex- the congregation and also when of data. It also requires companies and had no business being in that video conference. Corrective Adhaura. The police then “un- too, has approachedthe top alted,sacred andprecious right candidatefiles an undertaking In December 2019, and socialmedia intermediaries measures were takenand apolicy-levelmessagesent out to leashedacrackdown”, in which courtagainstthe high Courtor- when compared with the right on affidavit that he shall be per- Parliament approved sending whichare “significant data fidu- ensurethat from noweachparticipantinsuchshould be sevenactivists were firedupon, der,citingArticle 324ofthe to canvassing &campaigning. sonallyliable to distribute the Personal DataProtection Bill ciaries” –basedonfactors such placedonrecordwith designation and name,and inclusion lathi-charged, and pickedupby Constitution whichvests in it the Thus, the right of candidateto masksand sanitizers to allthe to thecommittee headedby as volume and sensitivity of data will onlybeonaneed-to-knowbasis. thepolice.OnOctober16,allseven authoritytoconduct the elec- campaign has to yield to the members of the congregation Lekhi. handledaswell as their turnover were releasedonbail.The report tions andoversee the electoral right to health and lifeofthe before the meeting/congrega- Commonlyreferredtoasthe –toenable users in India to “vol- alleged that Prabhu, an adivasi, process. electorate.” tion starts”. “privacy Bill”, it is intendedto untarilyverify their accounts”re- waskilledbyapolicebulletthat The commission has con- It asked DistrictMagistrates The bypolls to 28 seatsare protect individual rightsbyreg- sulting in a“demonstrable and AHEAD OF KERALA CIVICPOLLS went through his ear. tendedthat this is againstits di- nottogrant permission forphys- scheduledfor November 3. ulatingthe collection, move- visible markofverification, ment, and processing of data whichshallbevisibletoall users Minority votes in Khadse, kin join NCP; Pawar scotches that is personal, or whichcan of the service”. mind, CPM flays ED summons Amarinder Cong understanding speculation on cabinet berth reward son over FEMA ‘violation’ dledinaone-on-one meeting "After2016, what hashap- EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE withHousing Ministerand close ANJUAGNIHOTRICHABA penednow that the CM's son with Jamaat wing MUMBAI,OCTOBER23 confidanteJitendraAwhad at Y JALANDHAROCTOBER23 wassummoned justthree days BChavanCentreassenior NCP afterpassing the Punjab agri FORMER BHARATIYAJanata ministers and leaders waited at THE ENFORCEMENT Directorate Bills?" asked aseniorParty amir,MIAbdul Aziz, sparking a Party(BJP) leader Eknath Khadse the party office foroveranhour (ED), Jalandhar,has summoned leader. SHAJUPHILIP debateinpolitical circles about wasinducted Fridayintothe forthe party chief to arrive for Raninder Singh, the son of Chief The ED had filedthree appli- THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, UDF's electoral understanding NationalistCongress Party(NCP) Khadse’s induction. The Pawar- Minister Amarinder Singh, to ap- cations in aLudhiana courtin OCTOBER23 with WPI in the civic body polls. in the presence of party chief Ahwad meeting triggered spec- pear before it on October 27 in Augustthis year whereincome The CPI(M)'s critique comes Sharad Pawar, who immediately ulation aboutacabinetreshuffle connection with the alleged vi- taxcases aregoing on against THE CPI(M), the leading con- aday afterthe LDF welcomed scotchedspeculation that he to accommodateKhadse. But olationofthe Foreign Exchange Punjab CM and his son—two stituent of ruling LDF in the state, the Jose KMani faction of re- would be rewardedwith acabi- giving him aberth would have Management Act(FEMA). againstRaninder and one on Fridayaccusedopposition gional Christian party Kerala netberth in the Maha Vikas meantdropping aminister. Raninder had already ap- againstthe Chief Minister. Congress of “surrendering” its Congress(M). Balakrishnan's re- Aghadi government. Eventually, as he welcomed peared before the ED in 2016 and The agency sought inspec- secular stance before theIndian marks areseen as an attempt to The NCPleader wascategor- Khadse intothe party,Pawar said had stated then that he would tion of newrecords filedbythe Union Muslim League (IUML), wooCatholic votes mainlyin ical that there wasnoplan of a Former BJP leader Eknath Khadse(left) with party chief the ex-BJP veteranhad joined cooperate with the investigating income taxdepartment. The stating that it is now“ledby central Kerala districts. In Kerala, cabinetreshuffle anytime soon. Sharad Pawaratthe NCPoffice in Mumbai. Ganesh Shirsekar without anypre-conditionsand agency.The ED officials said they case is still pending in the Jamaat-e-Islami's ideology”. minority Muslim and Christian Khadse, who resignedfrom therewerenoplans of acabinet neededsome moreinformation Ludhiana court. This comes on aday the voters have traditionallybacked the BJP on Wednesdayblaming reshuffle anytime soon. from Raninder because of which Asenior ED officer said they Congress-ledUDF decidedonlo- the UDF.But with the Jose Mani former MaharashtraChief have Iusedwomen to attackmy aCD,” Khadse said while giving a “Thereare talksthathede- he wassummonednow. had initiated an investagtion cal-levelelectoral adjustments faction in LDF now, theCPI (M) is MinisterDevendraFadnavis for opponents. Howeverinthe last cryptic warning during his mandedaplace in the cabinet. I The development is being againstRaninderunder FEMA with organisations suchas seen as trying to divide this tra- his decision, continued with his five years Ihavehad to face all speechpostinduction. would liketoclarify during our seen as the fallout of the three following acomplaint by the WelfareParty of India (WPI), po- ditional vote-bank and winning tirade againstthe formerchief this including afalse case of mo- Alongwith Khadse, his wife meeting he has notlaid down agricultural Bills passedbythe Income TaxDepartment that he litical arm of Jamaat-e-Islami, for over asection of Christian voters. ministerashejoinedthe NCP. lestation by my opponent. and daughter,and 70 of his sup- anyexpectations from the party. Punjab government ledby had misledthe department the coming local body elections Besides,CPI(M) hopes to ex- “I washoundedand humili- Beforequittingthe party Iwas porters also joinedthe NCP. Whilejoining us all that he said Amarinder to negatethe three about the trusts ownedbyhim in the state. ploit an anti-IUMLstand which ated.In40yearsofmypolitical warnedthat the ED would be Khadse’s NCPjoining func- wasthat he wasplanning to Central farm laws.Congress in the British Virgin Islands. CPI(M) Politburomember has developedrecentlyinKerala lifeIhave notbackstabbed any- sent behind me. All that Ihaveto tion wasdelayedbyabout 90 serve thethe statewithout any leaders calleditvendettapolitics Raninder could notbe and party's statesecretary Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) one. Neverinmypolitical life sayisifyou have ED then Ihave minutes. Sharad Pawarwas hud- expectation,” Pawarsaid. by theBJP. reachedfor comment. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan told the mainly on twoissues. The media that IUML had “strongly Council had criticisedIUML opposed” Jamaat-e-Islami in the when the latter hailedconver- past. “Now,IUML has abandoned sionofHagia Sophiaintoa that standand has no reserva- mosque, and also IUML's attempt IN NEW STRUCTURE,MORE COMFORTABLE SEATING,DIGITAL INTERFACES,SEPARATE OFFICES FOR MPS tions to work with Jamaat-e- to enter intoalocal-levelalliance Islami, whichwantstoestablish with WPI forlocal body polls. Islamiccountry. It is parallel to the The powerful bishops’ organ- New Parliamentconstruction to begin in Dec, end by Oct 2022 standof RSS,whichaimsatHindu isation, traditionallypro- Rashtra. The decision of Congress Congress, called the develop- vide morefunctional spacesfor phasisedthat thereshouldbeno The newbuilding will also to work withWPI would have far- ment a“growing influence of EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE parliamentaryevents, to ensure compromise in ensuring quality- have aMP’slounge,alibrary, six reaching consequences,” he said. pan-Islamic politics”. NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 itsusagealong withthe new controland timelycompletion of committeerooms, dining areas The Jamaat, he said, has “sup- Opposition leader Ramesh building”. the work,said the statement. and parking space,the statement portedreconversion of Istanbul’s Chennithala of the Congress said THE CONSTRUCTION of the new “During the meeting, Shri The statement said that the added. Hagia Sophia museum intoa UDF will notforge anyalliance Parliament building will com- Birla wasinformedthat the con- newbuilding will have separate It said that visitors will be mosque. Stating that IUML had with anyparty outside the coali- mencefromDecember thisyear struction of the newBuilding will offices forMPs. Besides,eachseat givenaccess to the hall“to help endorsedJamaat's stand on tion. “However, in civic body andislikelytobecompletedby commence in December 2020 formembers in the chambers them to appreciateand under- Hagia Sophia, he said, “The elections,UDF local leaderships October 2022, the Lok Sabha and is likelytobecompletedby will be “comfortable” (with stand India’s journeyasaparlia- Congress has surrendered its can decide on local-level elec- Secretariat said on Friday. October 2022,” theLok Sabha blocks of twoseats) and mentarydemocracy”. secular outlook before IUML for toraladjustments. Suchparties The timeline regarding the Secretariat said in astatement. equippedwith digital interfaces, “The barricading plan and afew votes. In the past, UDF had should have anti-fascistap- construction of the building was Birla wasbriefed aboutthe “whichwill beastepforward to- the various mitigating measures been ledbyleaders likeOoomen proach. It is up to the local lead- disclosedduring areviewmeet- progress made in the shifting of wardsapaperless office”. to control the air and noise pollu- Chandy (former CM), PK ership of UDF to decide on such ing chairedbyLok SabhaSpeaker facilities and other infrastructure The existing building will be retro-fitted ‘toprovide more It said thatbesides the Lok tion during the construction Kunhalikutty (of IUML) and K moves,” he said. Om Birla and wasattendedby from the area proposedfor the functional spaces forparliamentaryevents’. File SabhaandRajyaSabhaChambers, process were elaborated.The of- Mani (of Kerala Congress).But it Jamaat-e-Isamiand WPI UnionMinisterofState construction of the newbuilding, thenewbuildingwillhaveagrand ficers of the MinistryofHousing is nowled by leaders such as M have backedLDF in the past. A (IndependentCharge) for the statement said. It wasde- ‘ConstitutionHall’, whichwill &Urban Affairsfurther briefed MHassan (UDF convener), PK fewpanchayats in north Kerala Housing &Urban Affair Hardeep cidedtoconstituteamonitoring willinclude, amongothers, offi- the statement. house, among other things, the Shri Birla about the proposed Kunhalikutty and Jamaat-e- aregovernedbyLDF with the SinghPuri and senior officials. committee to oversee the day-to- cers of Lok Sabha Secretariat, Birlastressedonthe smooth original copyofthe Constitution movement plan of VIPs and staff Islami amir.’’ backing of WPI. But the Jamaat It wasalso informedthatthe dayexecution of the construction MinistryofHousing &Urban coordinationand resolving issues anddigitaldisplays forshowcas- during this period, including Hassan had recentlyheld dis- shiftedloyalty towardsUDF in existing Parliament buildingwill work of the newbuilding. Affairs, CPWD, NDMC and archi- between various agencies in- ing India’s democratic heritage, during the Parliament Sessions, cussions with Jamaat's Kerala 2019 General Election. be suitablyretro-fitted “topro- “The MonitoringCommittee tect/designer of the project,” said volvedonaregular basis. He em- said the statement. it said. Ahmedabad THEINDIANEXPRESS,SATURDAY,OCTOBER24,2020 2020 12 DECISION BIHAR

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questions: govt distanced from poor LEFTROLEINPOLLMATHS Women loyalists of the CM areturning away,battered by lockdown, angryatprohibition’s failedpromise ● WHO’S WHERE TODAY TEJASHWI YADAVINBHAGALPUR, Her children’s school in Nathupur didn’t give BIJENDRA PRASAD YADAV BANKA,JAMUI; ASADUDDIN OWAISI DIPANKARGHOSE ration either in lieu of mid-daymeals, though THE YADAV FACE ON IN KURTHA,BHABUA, ARWAL; PHULWARISHARIF,OCTOBER23 an order to this effect wasissuedinJuly, Anita NITISH KUMAR’S SIDE JPNADDAINNALANDA, LAKHISARAI says.“Kuchch nahin mila (Wedidn't getany- “LOOK,” SHE says angrily. MamtaDevi’s right thing). Everything is eaten up by middlemen. arm is outstretched, her fingers balledintoa This government has stoppedworking for fist.Justabove the twobangles on her wrist the poor.” HASHTAG POLITICS aretwo bruises —leftbyher drunk husband ButtsinRekha, “Lalu ke samay mein ga- as she came between him and their two reeb ka izzat tohhotatha (InLalu'stime, at young children. “Showthese wounds to any- leasttherewas respect forthe poor).” She one who claims thereisprohibition in Bihar," says everything is “private”now,thereare ● Didn’t know 19 is less than 10: Chidambaram on NDA job talk says the 32-year-old. threatstocut offtheir electricity supplyover Over 15 years and three electoral victo- non-payment of bills, while apromise of 3- Senior Congressleader @PChidambaram_IN tweeted: “After making fun of RJD’s ries, Bihar Chief MinisterNitish Kumar has decimal plots forthe landless wasnever kept. promise of 10 lakh jobs, the NDAhas promised to create 19 lakh jobs in Bihar.Ididn’t counted on women voters, who have stood Dina Kumari says she has notbeen able know19was asmaller number than 10. Ithink Ishould go back to primaryschool.” by him forhis schemes, including cycles for to even access her PDS supplyassomeone girlstudents, the expansion of women self- Dina, Mamta, An itaand Rekha at their Dalit basti in Phulwari Sharif. Dipankar Ghose else has been picking up the quotaonher ra- 7.6KLIKES,1.5KRETWEETSIN9HOURS help groups under the Jeevika programme, tion card, though it is linked to her Aadhaar reservation of 50% of seatsfor women at the number.“Iwent to meetblock-levelofficials ●Thank you, PM: Chirag Paswan panchayatlevel, and of course, the prohibi- husband usedtoearn Rs 400aday taking up but theytold me theycouldn’t do anything tion law, introducedinApril 2016. house painting jobs before the lockdown — justnow as elections were on.” LJPchief @iChirag Paswan tweeted: “Likeatrue Come 2020, this supportisshowing signs working forabout half the month, spending One of the people Dina reachedout to is companion, NarendraModi came to Bihar and paid of fracture,under the blows of aparallel alco- Muzaffarpur the rest of the days passedout. Forsix Pratima Kumari Paswan, who has been tribute to my father.That he wasbyPapa’sside till the very hol economyand the economic distress left Patna months, from March to August, he had no working in the area on women and children's end,makes me emotional. As ason, it felt nice to see the Begusarai by the lockdown. work.Now,theyare facing “bhukhmari (star- rightsfor manyyears and is fighting as an PM’saffection towards Papa.Thank you.” He also tweeted MamtaDevi’s opinion of her husband is vation)”, Rekha says,asthe others nod. Independent from Phulwari. Paswan says about implementing same-work-equal-pay under his unequivocal: “He is auseless drunk... He is a PHULWARI Fuming at the government for“killing the she knows she has slim chances of winning, dailywageearner but did very little work poor with the lockdown”, Rekha adds, “I but contesting wasimportant. “Onlywomen #BiharFirstBihariFirst scheme. even earlier.” The house runs on the money went begging but wasmostlyturnedaway. understand the pain of women and children, 12.9KLIKES,1.3KRETWEETSIN8HOURS she makes selling onions and garlic at the The children slepthungrymanynights.” Her their issues likesecurity and self-depend- Mithapur mandi, around Rs 100aday. biggestworry is amarriageable daughter. ence. The lockdown has made things worse. Out of that, her husband spends some on She and the three other women sitting AnitaDevi, who has twodaughters, 11 Achild doesn’t ask the father forfood.” his dailydrink.“Despiteprohibition, alcohol with her at the Dalit basti in Parsa bazaar,on and 10,tears up recalling the lockdown. Whichiswhy MamtaDevihas taken is available everywhere. When Itell him to the outskirts of Patna, saytheyvoted for “When thereisnomoneyinthe house, sabse matters intoher ownhands. She took aloan PHASEIHAVEIT,SHOWIT stop, he beatsme,” Mamtasays.“Alcohol is Nitish in 2015.Shyam Rajak,the JD(U) candi- zyaada dard maan ko hota hai (a mother feels recentlyat10% interestper month —she sold notjustinshops now. What sold for datewho wonfromthe Phulwari reserved the mostpain). Iwould feed them one time, won’t sayhow much—toensurethat her (Income-Tax Returns Declarations) Rs 20 sells forRs50... the middlemen have seat under whichtheir basti falls, has since the next meal theywould sleep hungry.” children can continue their tuitions. “I will ` bought cars. Aurabtoh home delivery hota hai crossedovertothe RJD. The 33-year-old says theygot no support go hungry, will take loans, sell my jewellery,” DECLARED (Now liquor is even suppliedathome).” Rekha Devi, amother of four,says her bar 5kgofration, asking howisitenough. she says.“So that theycan study.” Candidateswithhigh KiranDeviRakeshRanjanKaushalKumar income/highassets Sharma Party RJD Independent RLSP On rise, women voters outnumber men Constituency(district) Sandesh(Bhojpur) Paliganj(Patna) Banka BUSINESSASUSUAL TotalAssets(in`) 17+crore 29+crore 17+crore turnout in February2005was 46.5%. TotalIncomeshowninITR(`) 3+crore 2+crore 2+crore BY UNNY HARIKISHANSHARMA Due to the fragmented result in that elec- VOTE (self+spouse+dependent) NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 tion,Assemblypolls were necessitated again BIHAR ASSEMBLYPOLLS in October 2005. Despiteexpected voter ex- Self-income 1+crore 64+lakh 2+crore OVER THE pastfour Assemblyelections in ■ Male ■ Female haustion, morewomen turnedout to vote, LastfinancialyearofITRfiling 2020-21 2018-19 2020-21 Bihar,women voters have seen asteady rise. Year Total(%) at 44%(1.06 crore), compared to earlier that In 2015,theyovertook their male counter- 2005 49.94 year,while the figurefor men fell. CANDIDATES WITH HIGH ASSETS, RETURNS NOT DECLARED parts by ahugemargin, with 60.48% of them (Feb) 46.5 That election brought Nitish Kumar to turning out to vote compared to 53.32% men. 42.51 power. And it is since then that the women Candidates PartyConstituency (district) Assets (in `) * The turnout among women in 2015 was voter numbers have seen astriking rise. The BawanYadavIndependent Nawada 6+ crore the highestinBihar going as farbackas1962. 2005 47 2010 Bihar Assemblypolls sawwomen vot- 45.85 Dr VinayKumar Independent Mokama (Patna) 3+ crore In terms of overall numbers though, the to- (Oct) 44 ers jumpmorethan 10%to54.48% —surpass- talmen voters (1.9 crore) wasslightlymore ing the men at 51.12%. In the 2015 elections Suman Devi RLSP Mohania-SC (Kaimur) 2+ crore than women (1.89 crore) in 2015.The over- 51.12 in whichNitish again formedgovernment, 52.67 all voter turnout that year was56.66%. 2010 the woman voter sharecrossedthe 60% mark Source: Association forDemocratic Reforms; *Asper poll affidavits 54.49 Since Jharkhand wascarved out in 2000, even as the men sawaslight 2% increase. Bihar has seen Assemblyelections in 53.32 With the JD(U) leader taking several Februaryand October in 2005, 2010 and 2015 56.66 measures seen as pro-women, the trend sus- 2015.InFebruary2005, an analysis of elec- 60.48 tainedintothe 2019 Lok Sabha polls. While LOOKING FOR: MISA BHARTI tion datashows,the shareofwomen who Source: Election Commission of India 59.58% of the women voters (1.99 croreinall) voted stood at 42.51% (1.04crore in all) — turnedout, 55% (2.08 crore) of the men did. MI(s)A showing that in the next 10 years, therewas The overall voting percentageinthe Lok ajumpofnearly 20%. In comparison, 49.94% February2005, with the needle moving Sabha elections was67.09% (67.01%for men; of the men (1.40 crore) turnedout to vote in barely4%for them till 2015.The overall voter 67.18%for women). The powerstruggle has RJD leader says: “Nodetails as yet been settled, and Lalu’s regarding Misa IHerebyDeclare FIRST DAY,FIRST SHOWS eldestseems reconciled campaigning”

SANTOSHSINGH choosing sons over the daughter,one logic PATNA,OCTOBER23 wasthat therewerefiveotherdaughters who could layaclaim. THE POWER struggle has been settled, and Still, Misa, marriedand amother of two, thebrief claimofLalu Prasad’s eldestchild, did fight back. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Misa Bharti, to his political legacy has been she wrung forherself aticket from the stampedout. As brother Tejashwi Yadav, 22 Pataliputraconstituency,thwarting Lalu aide years younger than her,isprojected as the RamKripal Yadav. An angryRam Kripal not chief ministerial candidateofthe justcrossedovertothe BJP but also defeated Mahagathbandhan, Misa has notmuchofa Misa from Pataliputrabyabout 26,000votes. role other than as star campaigner of the RJD. While Misa wassent by the RJD to the Having been nominated to the Rajya RajyaSabha in July2016, in 2019 she again CHANDRIKAROY(A.K.ACHANDRIKARAI) Sabha, the 44-year-old has reconciledtostick- managed aticket againstRam Kripal from JanataDal (United), Parsa (Saran) ing to Delhi, leaving the stagefor Tejashwi. the same seat. She again lost. In July2017, the NamedbyLalu afterthe infamous MISA Enforcement Directorateraidedthree prem- TOTALASSETS (Maintenance of Internal Security Act) under ises in Delhi of Misa Bharti and her husband `11.21 CRORE (with spouse) whichhewas held during the Emergency, Shailesh Kumar in amoneylaundering case. 83%increase since 2015 (Rs 6.14 crore) Misa firstcame to attention when her father When Tejand Tejashwi were battling it had to step down following fodder scam out forthe powerstakes, Misa had been seen MOVABLE ASSETS chargesand Rabri Devi took over as CM. With as backing Tej, with the tacit supportofRabri. `2.08 CRORE sons TejPratapand Tejashwi less than 10 With this election Tejashwi’s coming-out Assets 2015 2020 years old at the time, Rabri turnedtoher eld- polls, in whichhis advisors arekeeping even estfor supportand advice. Lalu in thebackground, Misa is likelytobe Cashinhand 19.4lakh 5.02lakh An MBBS, though she has neverpractised pushedfurther intothe sidelines. RJD Bankbalance 7.06lakh 23.14lakh medicine,Misa impressedwith her speak- spokesperson MrityunjayTewari said: “Misa Stocks&bonds NIL 2lakh Crowdatrallies of PM NarendraModi in Sasaram (right); and Rahul Gandhi in ing skills. However, once the brothers came Bharati has been one of our star campaign- Hisua, Nawada (above), as theylaunchedtheir campaigns forBihar on Friday. PTI of age, the parentsmade their choice clear. ers. As of now, we have no details of her cam- Otherinvestment30,440 NIL Sources sayitwasn’t justthe question of paigning. She maycome at alater stage.” Jewellery 3.01lakh 11.2lakh Vehicle 3.86lakh 11.7lakh Other 41,070 1.5crore TOTAL 34.05lakh 2.08cr IMMOVABLEASSETS Cong high command keeps atight rein, message: go local `9.13 CRORE Assets 2015 2020 Congress sources said the local leaders media head Rohan Gupta,national From the RJD, either Manoj Kumar Jha or So farwehavemanaged nottoget dragged Agriland 15lakh 48lakh MANOJCG arenot even keen on toomanynames from spokesperson PawanKheraand leaders Shivanand Tiwari is present. intoJinnah or Pakistankind of controversies. NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 Non-agriland 2.75cr 1.5cr outside barring Rahul Gandhi and the party’s suchasformer AICC general secretary The overbearing presence of names from We areignoring controversial statements chief ministers coming forcampaigning, to Mohan Prakash, former Union minister outside has ledtosome disgruntlement made by BJP leaders and issues thrownatus. Commercial 2.4cr 3.3cr IN HIS firstrallyfor the Bihar Assemblyelec- ensurethat the focus is notdivertedfromlo- Subodh Kant Sahaywho belongs to the re- amongparty leaders in Bihar that theyare Our candidates aremoreparticular that the Residential 50lakh 3.85cr tionsonFriday, former Congress president cal issues. Thereisaclear instruction to lead- gion and Captain AjayYadavfromHaryana, being “sidelined”. However, on other mat- campaign should be local…We arenot plan- Other 32,000NIL Rahul Gandhi focusedonPrime Minister ers specificallytonot raise divisive issues or whose son is marriedtoone of RJD leader ters, the Congress is keeping local sentiments ning anypublicmeetings by outside leaders. NarendraModi and his government’s poli- react to controversial or emotive topics Lalu Prasad’sdaughters. in mind. “Weare notasking outside leaders Theywill come and address press confer- Total 5.8cr 9.13cr cies. However, thereisaconcertedeffortby thrownupbythe BJP. Besides, three-six observers have been to hold rallies. So farRaj Babbar has ad- ences in Patna and leave,” another senior Total —1.8 cr the Congress this time to ensurethe election The Congress appears to have learnt ales- appointed per constituency,with awar dressedsome rallies. He will address some leader said. LIABILITIES RS 70.44 LAKH in Bihar remains about local issues. son from Jharkhand wherethe JMM and room in Patna taking updates round the more. Shatrughan Sinha is alocal favourite. In areference to the “neech”remarkby Alarge team of leaders from the high Congress ranastrictlylocalisedcampaign clockand processing the requirementsof He will address rallies too,” ahigh command Mani Shankar Aiyar regarding Modi in the CRIMINALCASES command is stationedinPatna micromanag- whichboreresults. the candidates. leader told The Indian Express. middle of the Gujarat elections, whichhad Three pending, related to electoral ing the campaign and coordinating with al- The party’s campaign committee, forthe Acoordination committee of the allies is Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel is ar- overtakenthe discourse, asenior Congress offences, including the violation lies RJD and the Leftparties from behind the 70 seatsitiscontesting, is headedbyAICC in place whichmeets everyday at 8pm. riving on Saturdayand will be addressing leader said, “Some of our leadersare capa- of Model Code of Conduct scenes —but that’s almostthe extent of the communication department in-charge From the Congress, the meeting is attended three meetings. ble of springing suchsurprises on us. We Delhi connect. Randeep Surjewala, and includes itssocial by Mohan Prakash, SahayorAjayYadav. “Weare largely running alocal campaign. hope and pray that theydon’t.”

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850,000 In back-to-backmoves aimedatcontrolling onionprices, the governmenthas relaxed import normsand nowreintroducedstock limits. Whyhaveprices been rising, and howfar can thesemoves checkthe rise? 826,876 695,509 nowallowedtostock up to 25 tonnes of 750,000 PARTHASARATHIBISWAS onion, and retail traders up to 2tonnes. These PUNE,OCTOBER23 limits were setafter taking intoconsidera- tion the rise in pricesyear-on-year. WITH LESS than aweek to go forthe Bihar LAST 10 DAYS elections, the CentreonFridayreintroduced Will importshelp bring prices down? Oct 13 Oct 22 the stocklimit on onions —amoveaimedat Thelandedcostofonions from Iran at 650,000 controlling rising prices, whichcrossedRs80 Mumbai portworks out to around Rs 35 per per kg in manycities on Friday, including kg.Takingintoconsiderationtransport, han- Note:The Oct 22 figureinthisgraph is based on thegovernment updateonOct 23 nearly Rs 100/kginMumbai. dling and other charges, the final retail cost Barelyamonth ago, Parliament had forsuchonions come to around Rs 40-45 per amendedthe Essential Commodities Act, kg.However, traders said the demand for INDIA TOTALCASES WORLD TOTAL CASES 1955 to exclude onions —besides potatoes, onions from Iran comes from the hoteland 7,761,312 41,982,448 edible oils, oilseedand pulses —fromthe list hospitality industry rather than from there- of essentialcommodities, thus freeing them tail buyer.Suchonions, theypoint out, lack Source:MinistryofHealth&Family Source:JohnsHopkinsUniversity, from stocklimits.Since then,possiblywith pungency andare largerthan Indian ones. Welfare,updatedat11pmonOct23 updatedat11pmonOct23 the Biharelections in mind, the government In itsstatement,the Centrehas expressed has acted twice towardscontrolling onion hopethatthekharif cropwillsoonhitthemar- prices; it relaxed importnorms on kets whichwillhelpincoolingdowntheprices. Wednesday, followedbyFriday’s reintroduc- However, reports of heavy crop losses have Scientists grow ‘mini-lungs’ in tion of the stocklimit. started cominginfromNashikdue to excep- Alook at the dynamics of onion prices and At APMC market in Navi Mumbai on Friday. NarendraVaskar tionallyheavy rainfall in the lastfew days. the impact of the government intervention: Farmerssaytherainhasnotonlydamagedthe lab, infect them with coronavirus almostmarket-readycropbutalsotakenatoll Whyhaveonion prices been rising? Maharashtra, around 10-11lakh tonnes re- on the nurseries wherefarmers were raising and watch battleinreal time Theyhavebeen rising since the lastweek ONIONRETAILPRICES,OCT23 main now. The yearly consumption of onions saplings forthe latekharif andrabi crops. of August, as reports startedcoming in of in India is slated to be 160lakh tonnes with Giventhe crop damage, marketsources massive losses to kharif onions causedby Delhi `58/kg Maharashtraalone consuming around feel that chances of Maharashtra’s crop arriv- heavy rainfall in north Karnataka. This crop Mumbai `97/kg 4,000-6,000 tonnes per day. ing by the firstorsecond week of November wasmeant to arrive afterSeptember and was Chennai`83/kg areslim.“It’s mostly going to be delayed un- expected to feed the marketsuntil the arrival Howhas the government reacted to this? til theend of November,” saidSuresh Kolkata`80/kg of the kharif crop from Maharashtratowards The Centre appliedthe firstbrakesonris- Deshmukh, acommission agent operating the end of October. Source: Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs ing prices on September 14,when it banned out of the wholesale market in Dindori, MP. Thereare three main onion crops—kharif the exportofonions. This wasdone when the Whilethe importscan seepricesmove (June-Julysowing,post-October harvest), amendment to Essential Commodities Act downward in theshort term,mostsay the latekharif (September sowing, post- ers, in fact, have sufferedmorethan their 1955 took away thepower of the government real price correction can happen onlywhen December harvest), and rabi (December- usual storagelosses —50-60% as against30- to put stocklimitsononionsand afew other the newcrophitsthe market.That will be January sowing, post-March harvest). The 40% normally. Rain in the onion belt of commodities. Stocklimitshavebeen apotent onlypost-November. rabi crop has the leastmoisturecontent, Ahmednagar,Nashik and Pune had caused weapon forcontrolling prices. But even after making it amenabletostorage.Farmers, es- waterseepageintothe structures. the exportban, prices continuedto rise due to What arethe prospectsfor the next crop? peciallyinMaharashtra, storeitinon-field Also, agricultureofficers say, theshelf life asupply-demand mismatch. Lastweek, in- Farmers and agriculturalofficers have University of CambridgeDuke University structures called kanda chawls to protect it of the onion is lowerthis year due to overuse come taxofficers from Pune inspected the talked about adireshortage of onion seeds, (Left) Representative imageof3Dlung organoidshowing alveolar from moistureand light. This crop feedsthe of urea by farmers. “Lastyear,onion prices books of nine principal traders in Nashik. whichcan castashadowonthe all-impor- stem cell marker; (right) image by ArvindKonkimalla shows howa markets till the next one arrives. were good and farmers were extra-indulgent This wasfollowedbythe relaxation of im- tant rabi season. Normally, farmers generate single lung stem cell copieditselftogeneratethousands of cells and Theheavy rain in September notonlyde- withureatoincrease yield. Unfortunately, this portnormsonWednesday, to alloweasyship- their ownseeds by allowing aportion of the generateastructureresembling breathing tissues. stroyed thenew crop in Karnataka but also reduces theshelf lifeofonions,” anofficer said. pinginfromIran,Turkey andotheronion-pro- crop to flowerand then produce seeds. took atoll on stored onions in states like The national acreagefor rabi onions last ducing nations. In Mumbai, the Vashi However, this season, theyskippedthis step Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Farmers in season was10lakhhectares as against7lakh wholesale marketgot 600tonnes of onions, and sold their entirecropinviewofthe good THE NOVEL coronavirus is known to attacks.These arecalledAT2 cells. Maharashtraalone had marketable onions, hectares of 2018-19. But the additional whichmadeitsway to marketsinSouthIndia. pricesbeingoffered.Non-availability of good attackprimarilythe lungs,but how The UK and South Korean team re- having stored around 28 lakh tonnes at the wastagehas constrainedsupply. And on Friday, the government reintro- seedshas causedconcerns and the available the attackunfolds is still asubject of programedthe AT2cells backtotheir startofsummer. ButevenMaharashtrafarm- Of the 28 lakh tonnes stored in ducedthe stocklimit. Wholesale traders are seedsare being sold at apremium. research.Now,two studieshave earlier “stemcell” stage.Theygrew thrownlight on these processes by us- self-organising, alveolar-like3Dstruc- ing the same approach. Scientists tures that mimic the behaviour of key have developedlung models in the lung tissue. When the 3D models Is death in Brazil ablow to AstraZeneca vaccine? lab, infected thesewith SARS-CoV-2, were exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the and watchedthe battle virus begantoreplicate between the lung cells rapidly. In six hours, cells humans in the firstplace. The body’s im- Following reviews that ledinvestigators, and the virus. begantoproduce inter- PRABHARAGHAVAN mune system is expected to recognise this asafetymonitoring boardand the UK gov- Both papers arepub- ferons —proteins that act NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 spikeprotein as athreat, and develop anti- ernment to conclude that thereactionwas lishedinthe journal Cell as warning signals to bodies to fight it, so that it will be ready to at- notcausedbythe vaccine, trials have re- Stem Press.One study is neighbouring cells. After APARTICIPANT in the late-stage clinical tri- tack the real virus if infection happens. sumedatmostsites exceptinthe US. The US by South Korean and UK PAPER 48hours,the cellsstarted als of AZD1222, the Covid-19vaccine devel- Brazil is amongthe major sites fortesting Food and Drug Administration is still look- researchers, including fightingback. And after opedbyThe University of Oxfordand this vaccine globally, with phase3human ing intothis adverse event and is yettoap- from the University of 60 hours from infection, Swedish-British drugmaker AstraZeneca,has trials thereenrollingaround 5,000 volun- provethe restartofthe trials there. Cambridge; the other is CLIP some of the alveolar cells diedinBrazil. What does this mean forthe teers. The participantswereeither giventhe by researchers from begantodisintegrate, closelywatchedvaccine candidate—aver- Covid-19vaccine or were administereddoses Howare trials in India progressing? DukeUniversity and NEWRESEARCH leading to cell death and sion of whichisatthe forefront of India’s own of apreviouslyapproved vaccine against Pune-headquarteredSerum Instituteof University of North damagetothe tissue. Covid-19vaccine race? meningitis—aviral, bacterial or fungal in- India(SII)has an agreementwith AstraZeneca Carolina. In the other study,led by Duke fection that causes inflammation of the brain Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine giventoa to manufacturethis vaccine forlow-and mid- In both studies,scientists observed University cell biologist What happenedatthe trial, and whyisit and spinal cordmembranes. volunteerintrial in Pune. Express Archive dle-income countries. It is currentlyconduct- howthe virus damages the alveoli in Purushothama RaoTata, the team got important? ing late-stage trialofthe candidateinIndia the lungs. Alveoli areballoon-likeair asingle lung cell to multiplyinto The volunteer forthe trial in Brazil died Doesthe death mean the vaccine is targeting around 1,600participants. The UK sacs that take up the oxygen we thousands of copies and createa this week,according to the country’s health unsafe? concerns about continuation of the ongoing incidenthad ledtoabrief pausedinthe trial breathe and release the carbon diox- structurethat resembles breathing surveillance agency,ANVISA.While the reg- From the information availablesofar,it study,” the companyhas said in astatement. in India, too, but it has nowresumed. ide we exhale. Damagetoalveoli tissues of the human lung. Once in- ulator,University of Oxfordand AstraZeneca does notmean the vaccine is unsafe. causes pneumonia and acuterespira- fected with the virus, the model did notelaboratefurther,areport by CNN According to reports,the participantwas not But have therenot been other issues at What happens to the trial in Brazil? tory distress —the leading cause of showedaninflammatoryresponse. Brasil said the volunteer wasa28-year-old givenAZD1222, whichwould mean that his trials with this vaccine? Brazil’s regulator has said that the trial deathinCovid-19. The team also witnessedthe cytokine man living in Rio de Janeiroand had diedof death wasnot aresult of the vaccine. This is the firstreported death during this will continue. Testing would have been sus- Both teams developedthe model storm —the hyper reaction of im- Covid-19complications. AstraZeneca has said that this issue, like trial. Previously, the vaccine candidatehad pendedifthe participant had been vacci- using“mini-lungs”—orlungorganoids. mune moleculesthe lungs launchto The vaccineuses aweakened common all significant medicalevents, was“carefully hit aroadblockinSeptember,when apartic- nated with the Covid-19candidate. However, The organoidsweregrown from the fight the infection. cold chimpanzee virus to carry instructions assessed” by trial investigators, an independ- ipantinthe UK reportedly giventhe Covid-19 as it has been suggestedthatthis person was stem cells that repair the deepestpor- to createthe spikeprotein of the SARS-CoV- ent safetymonitoring committee, and regu- vaccine developedaserious adverse reac- partofthe meningitis vaccinecontrol group, tions of the lungs whereSARS-CoV-2 KABIRFIRAQUE 2virus, likeaTrojan horse. The spike protein latory authorities. tion. The trials were put on pause across the thereisnoquestion of the trial being halted is thepartofthe virus thatallows it to infect “These assessments have notled to any worldasaresult. as aresult of this death. Tocilizumab:initialexcitement,disappointingtrials,yettrustedbymany

had three distributors and eachwitnessed giventocilizumaband in the placebo group, Drug Administration (FDA), said demand “turnedaround patientsifusedinthe nick favour,although resultsofthe WorldHealth TABASSUMBARNAGARWALA aqueue of 200-300people dailytobuy the or in the percentageofpeople who had died. forthe drug has plummeted since August. of time”. “One mustunderstand that trials Organization (WHO) Solidarity trial found MUMBAI,OCTOBER23 drug. Thencame the twostudy results. Therewas,however, afasterdischarge rate Until July-end, 12,000 vials of tocilizumab look foraspecificoutcome and selectaspe- this drug —and afew other treatmentsin- in patients administeredtocilizumab. had been consumedinMaharashtra. “After cific pool of people. We can’t saythe drug cluding hydroxychloroquine —werenot ef- ASTUDYpublishedthis week suggests that What arethe latest findings? OnSeptember18,Rochepublishedresults that, thereisnegligible demand forCovid- failedbecause the specific outcome wasnot fective in preventing mortality.On the drug tocilizumab maynot prevent mor- On October 21,the NewEngland Journal of another phase III trial, Empacta. These re- 19 patients,” Mantri said. achieved. Ihavetreated morethan 1,000 Thursday,remdesivir becamethe firstdrug tality in Covid-19patients. It is the second of Medicine published astudyon243 pa- sultswereslightlymoreencourag- Dr Gunjan Chanchalani,Head patientsand clinical acumen has taught us to getUSFDA approval forCovid-19treat- suchstudy on this drug. And tocilizumab is tientsthatfound tocilizumab wasnot effec- ing: 44%ofpatientsgiven IntensivistinMumbai’s Bhatia better use of tocilizumab now,”hesaid. ment. Until nowUSFDA has onlygiven the second drug, afterhydroxychloroquine, tive in preventing death in moderatelyill, tocilizumab areless likelyto Hospital,said, “I have reduceduse In April, Dr Parkar wasthe firstinIndia emergency-use authorisation to treatments that had quicklyearnedglobal popularity hospitalisedCovid-19patients. At the end progress intoventilation require- of tocilizumab. And the patientout- to use tocilizumab, on a52-year-old Covid forCovid-19. Manydoctors find remdesivir as aCovid-19treatment before itsefficacy of 14 days,those giventocilizumab had no ment,buttherewasagainnodif- come has notgot affected much patient in Lilavati Hospital. Then in short effective if usedearly. came under question in the wake of poor significant clinical improvements, except ference in mortality rates. in itsabsence.” Doctors alsopoint supply, the drug wasimported. The patient Plasma convalescent therapytooremains trial outcomes. fewerserious infections, compared to those to the cost—a400-mg dose costs dieddespiteplasma therapyand three under debate. An Indian Council of Medical Between Mayand July, tocilizumab was notadministered the drug.While18% of the To whatextent is it still Rs 40,500, andnot everypatient doses of tocilizumab. But Parkar insists that Research trial (PLACID) on 464patientsin39 widelyusedacross India formoderatelyill patients in the tocilizumab group had wors- being used? can afford multiple doses. onlyadelaycan render the drug ineffective. hospitalshas foundthis therapyineffective in Covid-19patients. Even today, doctors are eningofdiseaseagainst14.9% in the placebo In aweb seminar of the And yet, one section of doc- Dr Mohan Joshi, Dean of Sion Hospital, preventingmortality.Expertshave,however, dividedonits efficacy againstCovid-19. group, 24.6% were still on oxygen support International Federation of tors continue to prescribe mentioned favourable outcomes in patients questionedthese resultsasthe donors were in the tocilizumab group against21.2% in Pharmaceutical Manufacturers tocilizumab. giventocilizumab as partofatrial study in notselected on the basis of neutralising an- What is tocilizumab? the other group. and Associations in September, Nair Hospital. Dr Balkrishna Adsul, Dean of tibodies present in their plasma. It is an immunosuppressant, commonly Dr Severin Schwan, Chief Whyare some doctors SevenHills Hospital, said he has treated 900 Dr Jayanthi Shastri, Head Microbiologist usedfor rheumatoid arthritis, and marketed What were theprevious findings? Executive Officer of Roche, said continuing with tocilizumab? patientswithtocilizumab.“Whateverthetrial in Mumbai’s Kasturba Laboratory,said ever as ActemrabySwiss pharma company On July29, Rochepublishedresultsofa the companyhas notreduced Rochehas partnered with resultssay,ifgiven on time this drug helps since the test became available, theyare Roche. It wasrepurposedinJanuarytofight phase-IIItrial, called Covacta, whichfound supplyoftocilizumab afterthe GileadSciences foranother trial, improveoxygensaturation levelin24to48 nowselecting donors basedonantibody severe lung infection in Covid-19patients. that tocilizumab did notmeetthe primary July29trial results. “Weare using it in com- Remdata, of tocilizumab in combination hours.” Dr Adsul agreedthat the drug is not titresand history of symptoms to ensure Once it reachedIndia by April-end, many endpointofclinicalimprovement or the sec- bination with other drugsand trial results withthe antiviral remdesivir,manufactured usefulinallpatients,andsaidheusesitinjust good-quality plasma. Severalhospitals also Indian doctors initiallyreposedfaithinthe ondaryendpoint of reduction in mortality. areawaited.Thereisenough supply,”Dr by Gilead. Although the resultsofthe trial, 3-4% of hospitalisedCovid-19patients along insistontesting donors before extracting drug, some even calling it a“miracle drug”. Since then, the drug’s demandhas plum- Schwan said. whichbegan in June with 450 patients, are with remdesivir.“The keyisusing it at the theirplasma to ensure the antibodies are At one point,demand wassohigh that pa- meted. The trial wasonseverelyinfected While some doctors continue to give it notyet out, doctors areoptimisticbasedon right time forthe rightperson,” Adsul said. effective. tientshad to wait fordays to getavial. Covid-19patientswithpneumonia. At the to patients, others have ceasedtodosoaf- theiranecdotalexperience. The steroid dexamethasone and the RochesuppliedittoCipla, whichsup- end of four weeks, it found no significant dif- terthe trial results. JBMantri, Joint PulmonologistDrJalil Parkar said What arethe alternatives? blood thinner heparin tooare beingused pliedtodistributors and hospitals. Mumbai ference betweenoutcomesinthe group Commissioner in Maharashtra’s Food and remdesivir-tocilizumab combination has Remdesivir has notyet fallen out of fortreatment of Covid-19.

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He operatingwitheveryone.Building said he hopedtocompletethe Kucherenasaidtheapplica- From the opening minutes, deemedadequateenoughfor responsible forthat many remember that, Texas?Will startedoff his campaign abetterfuturefor all of us.” process in a“timelymanner”. AP tion wassubmitted in thetwocandidatestookopposing it to nothaveanegative im- deaths should notremain as youremember that, coming down the escalator April, but because of the stances on the pandemic, with pact on his presidentialbid. presidentofUnited States of Pennsylvania?” saying he’s getting rid of pandemic, it moretime to Trumppromising, in defianceof This means nothing has America... We’reabout to go those Mexican ‘rapists’. He’s consider it. AP ON RACE New US Covid cases in evidence,that the disease was changed in terms of forecasts intoadarkwinter,and he has bannedMuslims because “going away”while Biden called forthe Nov3election, with no clear plan.” TRUMP: “(I’vedone) the they’reMuslims.” Reuters formuchmoreaggressive federal Biden still maintaining asub- single day near record action in a“dark winter” ahead. stantial lead over Trump, ac- AUSTRALIA Trump, who badgered Biden cording mostmajor polls. Nationwidechild withincreasingaggression over Putin mostlikely directing election July16, according to aReuters thecourseof thedebate,appeared LISASHUMAKER analysis. exploitation determined to casthis opponent of thepandemic—Trumphewed &MARIACASPANI US Health SecretaryAlex as acareer politician who was, as unswervingly to amessagethat interference to aid Trump, says CIA CHICAGO,OCTOBER23 Azar attributed the increasein probe:44held he jabbed toward the endofthe happydays arenearly here again. cases to behavior of individuals, AUSTRALIAN POLICE said debate,“all talk and no action.” Biden,forhispart,stucktothe half, abriefing that outraged THE NUMBER of newCovid-19 saying household gatherings on Fridaytheycharged44 And the President usedthe event coreoftheargumentthathaspro- JULIANEBARNES Russian Republicans and eventually cases reportedinthe United have become a“major vector of men with possessing and as hismostprominent platform pelledhis campaignfromthe &DAVIDESANGER President helpedoustJoseph Maguire States on Thursday wasthe sec- disease spread.” producing child-abuse yetfor airing unsubstantiated at- start, denouncing Trumpasadi- WASHINGTON,OCTOBER23 Vladimir from his postasacting director ond highestonrecord, coming in Asked about an assertion by material afterayear-long tacksabout the finances of Biden visive leaderwhobotchedthefed- Putin of national intelligence. justshortoftheir midsummer President Donald Trumpduring investigation intodis- and members of his family. eral response to the pandemic. PRESIDENT VLADIMIR Putin of The CIA has moderateconfi- peak as the spread of the novel Thursdaynight’s presidential semination of abhorrent Trump, however, did little to Though Trumppushed himonto Russiaismostlikelycontinuingto dence in itsanalysis, alowerde- coronavirus acceleratesinnearly debatethat the United States is content on the internet. layout an affirmative case forhis thedefensive repeatedly, Biden approveand direct interference inated in supportofsanctions gree of certainty than its2016as- everyregion of the country. “rounding the turn” on coron- Police alsoremoved16 ownre-election, or to explain in also laid out afuller version of his operations aimedatraising imposedthis month on Andriy sessment of Putin’s preferences, Cases, hospitalisationsand avirus, Azar told CNN that children from harm in an clear terms what he would hope ownpolicy agendathan he man- President Trump’s re-election Derkach, apro-Russian in partbecause the intelligence deaths areall accelerating as Trumpwas trying to provide operation that sawar- to do with another four years in agedinthefirstdebate,callingfor chances,arecentCIAanalysiscon- Ukrainian lawmaker who has community appears to lackin- cooler weather descends on hope to Americans waiting for restsinalmostall of the the WhiteHouse.Hefrequently large-scale economic stimulus cluded, asignal that intelligence spread information critical of Joe terceptedcommunications con- muchofthe country. With therapeutics and avaccine. “But country’s eightstatesand misrepresented the factsofhis spending, newaid to states bat- agenciescontinuetobacktheiras- Biden. It is consistent with intel- firming his direction of 76,195 newcases on Thursday, we do needtoacknowledge,and territories, the Australian ownrecord,and Biden’s. And on tlingCovid-19andamuscularex- sessmentof Russianactivitiesde- ligence officials’ warning to law- Derkach’s efforts. Putin, aformer the United States wasap- he does acknowledge, that we’re Federal Police (AFP) said his mostimportant political vul- pansionof healthcareandworker spitethe President’s attacks. makers in Januarythat Russia intelligence agent, is careful not proaching itsone-dayrecord in averyserious moment right in astatement.The AFP nerability—his mismanagement benefitsnationwide. NYT The assessment wasdissem- wasinterfering on Trump’s be- to use electronic devices. NYT highof77,299 newcases on now,”Azar said. REUTERS said it beganthe investi- gation afterreceiving are- portthat thousands of TALKS ON FOR WIDER AGREEMENT ON LASTINGEND TO YEARS OF BLOODSHED people were using an un- Sri Lanka Parliament specifiedcloud storage Warring Libyan rivals sign ceasefire deal platform to spread child- abuse material. REUTERS votes to strengthen newjoint police forcewould pa- signing ceremony. GERMANY REUTERS Afirstcommercial trol disputed areas. Thetalkscomeaftertheinter- presidential powers GENEVA,OCTOBER23 passenger flight in over As afirst commercial passen- nationallyrecognisedGovern- Hitlerspeeches gerflight in morethan ayear ment of National AccordinJune NawazSharif sellatauction LIBYA’S WARRINGsides signeda ayear crossedfrontlines crossedfrontlines from Tripoli to beatbackKhalifaHaftar’seastern- despiteobjection WARUNAKARUNATILAKE Sri Lankan permanentceasefiredeal on from Tripoli to land in landintheeasterncityof Benghazi basedLibyanNational Armyfol- COLOMBO,OCTOBER23 President Friday, butanylastingendto years Benghazi on Friday on Friday, Williams hailedboth lowing its14-month assault on Pak’s anti-graft HANDWRITTEN SPEECH Gotabaya of chaos and bloodshedwill re- sides forreaching adeal. the capital. Sincethen,front lines notesbyNazi dictator SRILANKANlawmakersapproved Rajapaksa quirewider agreement among “The road waslong and diffi- have stabilisedwestofthecentral body slaps fresh Adolf Hitler sold at auc- amendmentstothe constitution myriadarmedgroupsandtheout- would startimmediatelyand cult at times. Your patriotism city of Sirte and eastern forces tion in Munich on Friday that strengthenedthe powers of side powers that supportthem. that underthe agreement all for- wasyour wayforward and you endedan8-month blockade of corruption case despiteconcerns from PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksaand election on an election plankthat Acting UN envoy Stephanie eign fighters mustquit Libya were able to reachaceasefire Libyanoiloutputandexportsthat Jewish groups they took away Parliament’s role in includeddoing away with apre- Williams said the ceasefire within three months, while a agreement,” she said afterthe wasstrangling statefinances. on Nawaz Sharif could encourageneo- makingkeyappointmentssuchas vious constitutional amendment Nazis. The Hermann judges and the police chief. in 2015 that had put morepower Historica auction house The newamendmentswere in the legislature’s hands. SAJJADHUSSAIN defendedthe sale of the passedbyParliamentlateon The government has argued Xi takes jabs at US in Korean War anniversary ISLAMABAD,OCTOBER23 manuscripts,all dated Thursdaywith atwo-thirds that strengthening the presi- before theoutbreak of majority afteraraucous two- dent’s powers wasrequired for China as amajor playeronthe “Arrogance, alwaysdoing as PAKISTAN’S ANTI-CORRUPTION WorldWar II, saying daydebate. better governance. ASSOCIATEDPRESS worldstage and Friday’s com- one pleases, acts of hegemony, body has slappedafresh corrup- theywereofhistorical Rajapaksa, aformer defence Under the newlaw,Sri BEIJING,OCTOBER23 Chinese memorations closelyfit with Xi’s overbearanceorbullying will tion case on former prime min- significance and belong chief who oversawthe military Lanka’s President will have the President drive to promote patriotism and lead nowhere,” Xi said, accord- isterNawaz Sharif, compound- preserved in amuseum. defeat of Tamil separatists a powertodissolve the legislature CHINESELEADER Xi Jinping con- Xi Jinping the unquestioned leadership of ing to commentsreleasedbythe ing the legal woes of the The documents all sold decade ago, swepttopowerlast anytime afteritcrosses the half- demned“unilateralism, protec- theruling CommunistParty. official XinhuaNewsAgency. embattledOpposition leader to anonymous bidders November and has since consol- waymarkofits five-year term. tionism and extreme egoism” in “In today’s world, the pursuit The anniversarycomes as who has frequentlyattackedthe forwell above their idated control. The opposition has criticised ajab at the United States made tryintothe 1950-53 Korean War. of unilateralism, protectionism China’s relations with the US powerful militaryaswell as the starting prices. AP In August, his party over- the move,and some wore red during arallyFridaytomarkthe Although fighting endedina and extreme egoism leads have sunk to their lowest level government. whelmingly wonaparliamentary arm-bands in protest. REUTERS 70th anniversaryofChina’sen- stalemate, the warestablished nowhere,” Xi said. in decades. AP Sharif, the 70-year-old supremo of the PakistanMuslim League (Nawaz) who wasousted from powerin2017bythe Supreme Court on corruption THE PANDEMIC SENT INEQUALITY SOARING,BUT THE RICH NOW FIND THEY CAN’T BEND THE WORLD TO THEIR WILL charges, is currentlyinLondon formedical treatment. The National Accountability The rich in New York confront an unfamiliar word: No Bureaualso approved cases againstSharif's ex-personal sec- retary FawadHasan Fawad, for- ingupahead as it so oftendoes. month is down from the same The fight over sheltering ex- goingtobeabletooffer live in- merfederalministerAhsanIqbal, GINIABELLAFANTE Lastmonth, MayorBilldeBlasio period lastyear;therehavebeen emplifies justone of the ways struction five days aweek. former foreign secretaryAizaz OCTOBER23 agreed to getthe homeless men no murders,noshootings. the pandemic has deepened the This infuriated manyparents, ChaudhryandformerIntelligence out of the complainants’ way— The anger among some of class divide, while paradoxically who believedthat their high tu- Bureau(IB) chief AftabSultan, ON MONDAY,agroup of Upper removing them from the those opposed to the temporary revealing that old-style transac- ition fees ought to serveasa Dawn newspaper reported. West Siders who had organised Labradoodle serenity of the area, shelterwasn’tjustthattheyhad- tionalism no longer reliably hedgeagainstinconvenience On Thursday, atotal of 11 againstthe placementof235 whereavocalminoritywasmain- n’t been givenwhattheywanted yieldedthe same gifts.The priv- during aglobal crisis. caseswereapproved at NAB’s homelessmeninaresidentialho- taining that their liveshad been butthattheydidn’tgetwhatthey ileged were nowplaying on a During the sevenmonths the Executive BoardMeeting (EBM) telintheir neighbourhood re- upendedbyuglinessanddisorder. paid for. In this instance,theyhad game boardthat had changed. pandemichashadusby thescruff, presidedoverbyits chairman, ceivedsome unwelcome news. The idea that it would take at hiredanexpensivelawyer, Randy This bewilderedentitlement millionsof peoplehave beenpro- retired Justice JavedIqbal. On the morning the men were leastamonth before the home- Mastro,aformerdeputymayorto is notconfinedtothosehoping pelled intocrises of joblessness, According to the NAB, afresh supposedto move fardowntown, less men could be relocated RudyGiuliani,to helpthemgetthe to buy their waytoaversion of grief, fear,faith,poverty,disloca- case wasapproved againstSharif ajudgeruledthat theycould re- prompted rage in aclosed Homeless advocates painted slogans at the townhouse of unhousedout of view. Nowin the Upper West Sidethatfelt like tion. But even as the richhave along with Chaudhry, Sultan and mainwheretheywere.Relocating Facebook group, wherelittle ef- thelawyerleading the charge to remove homelessmen theirprivate socialmediapostings Westchester. It wasechoedby managedto acceleratetheirgains Fawadfor “illegally”purchasing wouldbetoodisruptive andtrau- fort wasmade to conceal the from ahotel in NewYork’sUpper West Side. NYT theywonderedwherehewasand parentsinNew York’s private- inaperpetualwaragainstfairness, 73 high-security vehicles forthe maticto peoplepiecingtheirlives mostunsettlingprejudices. whathehadreallydoneforthem. school world, as plans forre- the victories have become more security of foreign dignitaries. backtogether amid apandemic As one woman, acorporate Clearly hiscontributionswere opening were announcedin complicated.Thishasbecomees- Theyare accusedof Until that point, it seemedthe executive,theorised, the men some stability but rather be- vestibules theycan vandalise.” sufficientenoughto ignitethefury August. Manyschools —because peciallyobvious at the levelofur- favouritismandillegaluseof vehi- antagonists had civic poweron probablysought to stay in the cause thereare “lots of stores to In fact,the overallcrime rate in of protesters, who defaced of teacher resistance, building banpolicy,wherethe disparityis cles,causingalossof overRs1,952 their side;self-interest wascom- neighbourhood, notinpursuitof shopliftfrom” and “unmanned the neighborhood over the past Mastro’s townhousethis week. constraintsand so on —werenot the mostpronounced. NYT million to the exchequer. PTI

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Internationalmarket data till 1900IST GSTCOMPENSATIONDEFICIT:BORROWINGAT5.19%,TENORLIKELYTOBE3-5YEARS Former NCLAT Chairperson Govtkickstartsmarketborrowing, joins advisoryboard of the group he once hauled up transfers`6Kcrto16states,2UTs theNationalCompanyLaw Tribu- ENSECONOMICBUREAU During his tenureas nal (NCLT),said theywerenot NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 NCLATChairperson, awareofJusticeMukhopadhaya’s had lastweek said the Centre to all states additional 0.5% un- appointment to theGFG Alliance ENSECONOMICBUREAU FINMININTENDSTORELEASE`6KCREVERYWEEK would borrowfromthe market conditional borrowinginthe 2% FORMER NATIONAL Company Justice SJ board. The officials, however, NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 and then act as an intermediary borrowing already permitted.Let LawAppellate Tribunal (NCLAT) Mukhopadhaya had addedthere wasnorule which ■ Of these 16 states and 2 ■ The Ministryintends to to arrangeback-to-backloans to the GSTCouncil meetand con- ChairpersonandretiredSupreme presidedoversome mandates MCAbeinginformed. BEGINNINGTHE process of mar- UTs, five states didnot have release Rs 6,000croretothe paythe GSTcompensation short- tinue the dialogue.” Courtjudge Justice SJ “Thereisnoprescribed cool- ketborrowing to meet the com- anyshortfall on account of states everyweek. fall of Rs 1.1lakhcrore to state Thetotal GSTrevenue short- Mukhopadhaya hasbeen ap- cases of insolvency and ing-offperiodortherequirement pensationdeficitunder theGoods GSTcompensation. ■ The Finance Ministryhad governments. This arrangement fall forthe current fiscal wasesti- pointed to a17-member global bankruptcy,inwhich of informing the MCAassuch. and Services Tax(GST) regime, ■ Twenty one states and lastweek said theCentre will notreflect in the fiscal deficit mated to be Rs 3lakh crore, of advisoryboardofthe Gupta Once amember retires aftertheir the Centrehas borrowedand twounion territories have would borrowfromthe of the Centreand will appear as whichcompensation cesscollec- FamilyGroup (GFG) alliance. The Liberty House group tenure, whattheydoisnone of transferredRs6,000 croreto16 optedfor this special market andthenact as an capital receipts forstate govern- tion wasestimated to be Rs newboardwill help the alliance wasabidder for our concern. Thereisnorule for states and twounion territories, window involving intermediarytoarrange ments. 65,000 crore, leaving acompen- “in delivering itsstrategic priori- insolvent companies informingtheMCAeither,”asen- including Maharashtra, Gujarat, back-to-backborrowing back-to-backloans to pay Some statessuchasKerala, sationdeficit of Rs2.35lakh crore. tiesandachievingbest practicein ior officialsaid. Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, coordinatedbythe Ministry the shortfall of Rs 1.1lakh Punjab and Chhattisgarh have in- Of this Rs 2.35lakh crore, Rs 1.1 environment, social and gover- Onesuchcompany, forwhich Bihar,Goa, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, of Finance. croretostates. sistedonfurtherclarificationsand lakh croreshortfall has been esti- nance”,thealliancesaidinastate- mainedunanswered. Justice the Liberty House had bid and Delhi and Jammu &Kashmir,the ano-strings attachedborrowing matedonaccount of GSTimple- ment. Mukhopadhaya,who wasap- then withdrawn itsoffer was Finance Ministrysaid on Friday. mechanism along with asking to mentation, while the rest of the During his tenure as the pointedasthefirstchairpersonof Amtek Auto. Out of these 16 states and 2UTs, union territories have optedfor Assam, Bihar,Goa, Gujarat, include the balance compensa- amount is being estimatedasthe NCLATChairperson, Justice NCLATin2016, had retired on The corporateinsolvency res- five statesdid nothaveany short- this special windowinvolving Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, tion deficit amount beyond the impact of the Covid-19pandemic. Mukhopadhaya hadpresided March13this year,havingcom- olution processofthe company, fall on account of GSTcompensa- back-to-backborrowing coordi- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, proposedborrowing of Rs 1.10 In August, the Centregavetwo oversomecasesof insolvencyand pletedhis tenure. whichremains pending more tion, it said. nated by the MinistryofFinance. Maharashtra, Meghalaya,Odisha, lakh crorealsounderthe ambit of optionsto the states—either bor- bankruptcy,inwhichthe Liberty The NCLAThas remained than three years afteritwas initi- Theborrowinghasbeen done The ministry intends to release Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar the back-to-backloan mecha- rowRs97,000crore from aspe- House groupwas abidderfor in- without an appointed head ever ated,had seen Justice at aninterestrateof5.19per cent, Rs 6,000croretothe states every Pradesh, Uttarakhand and two nism.Kerala’s Finance Minister cial windowfacilitatedby the RBI solvent companies. since. Justice Bansi Lal Bhat, afor- Mukhopadhaya pulling up the implying the same rate forstates week. union territories: UTof Delhiand Thomas Isaac on Thursdayhad or borrow Rs2.35 lakhcrorefrom The GFG Alliance whichhas mer judgeofthe Jammuand Liberty House group fornot in the back-to-backloan arrange- “Today, thecentralgovern- UT of Jammu and Kashmir,” it said, “Having reachedaconsen- the market.The options have the Liberty Steel Group, the KashmirHigh Court, took over as followingthroughwithitsresolu- ment. Tenor of borrowing is likely ment borrowedand transferred said. sus on who should borrow, centre since been revisedtoRs1.10 lakh Alvance Aluminium Group and the acting chairperson of NCLAT tion plan. to be 3-5 years, it said. Rs 6,000 croreasfirsttranche to In asharp retractionofits ear- and states can reachaconsensus croreand Rs 1.8lakh crore, re- theSIMECEnergyGroupunderits on March 15 and has been head- “Youareafailure party...allthe Twenty one states and two 16 states namelyAndhra Pradesh, lier position, the Finance Ministry on howmuchtoborrow. Extend spectively. umbrella,hadannouncedtheap- ing the appellatetribunal since time dragging your feet.You are pointmentofthese17experts on then.Heislikelytocontinueasthe in bad reputation. We willnot al- October 13.Justice Mukho- actingchairpersonuntil at least lowyou to take advantageofthe padhaya is the onlyappointee December 31 this year,senior of- appellatetribunal,” atwo-mem- Eye on offline market, Flipkart COVID-19IMPACT from India on the globalboard. ficialssaid. berBench of the NCLAT, then Mailssentto theGFGAlliance, Officialsatthe Ministryof headedbyJusticeMukhopadhaya ‘High cost, lowpriority to hit seekingdetailsaboutwhatwould CorporateAffairs(MCA),thenodal had observed. buys 7.8% in Aditya Birla Fashion be the scope of work of Justice ministry forappointment of Full report on Mukhopadhaya andhistenurere- members to theNCLAT as well as www.indianexpress.com to the Pantaloonschainofmulti- mercefirm or itsgroup compa- salesgrowthofelectric vehicles’ PRANAVMUKUL brand stores. The deal is partofa nies have astake from selling on The pandemic is likely to delaythe penetration of electric RBIMONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE MEETINGMINUTES NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 trendwhereonline retailers are theironline platform. vehicles (EVs), as lowaffordability and thegovernment’s enteringintofinancialandstrate- “Through this transaction priority to reviveconventional autoindustry takes the WALMART-OWNED E-COMM- gicpartnerships with offline re- withABFRL,we willwork towards ‘May takeyears to regain lost GDP’ ERCEcompanyFlipkarthaspicked tailers to expandtheir presence. makingavailableawide rangeof focus away from EVs in theinterim, rating firm Ind-Rasaid a7.8 per cent stakeinAdityaBirla “As farasIndia is concerned, productsfor fashion-conscious DOUBLE WHAMMY FOR line with our expectations. This FashionandRetailLtd(ABFRL)for the penetration of online is very consumers across different retail PV SEGMENT: The passenger Possible year- ENSECONOMICBUREAU ED Output spaceneedsto beusedjudiciously Rs1,500crore inadealthatcomes small. So forthemtogrowtheir formatsacross the country,”said vehicles (PVs) segment of 20%on-year decline MUMBAI,OCTOBER23 recovery to support recovery in growth,” atatimewhentheretailsectorhas businessandgetcustomersexpe- KalyanKrishnamurthy, CEO, e-mobilitywill face adouble in sales automobile PLAIN E key RBIGovernor Shaktikanta Das ● witnessedanuptickinM&A rience their products, theyneed FlipkartGroup. whammy, as industry could see in FY21 THE MONETARYPolicy EX said. The ongoing transmission of transactions, with sectoral ana- physicalpresenceandtheFDIreg- Inastatement,ABFRLsaidthat amid reduced affordability Committee (MPC)ofthe Reserve pastmonetarypolicy actions ■ Consumers would be wary lystsexpectingmoresuchdealsto ulations come in their way,”said it plans to use thiscapital to and lower economic Bank of India (RBI) hasindicated THE OUTLOOK forgrowth would help ease financial condi- to buy acostlier EV than an activities due to pandemic be announcedinthe nearfuture. ArvindSinghal,CMDof retailcon- strengthen itsbalance sheetand internal combustion engine that it “maytakeyears” to regain and inflation forthe next tions further,Das said in the min- FlipkartGroup runs e-com- sultancy firm Technopak. “accelerateitsgrowthtrajectory”. (ICE) vehicle the lostGDP output. On the other 3-4 quarters suggests the utes releasedbythe RBI. merce platforms Flipkartand Sources in knowofthe deal “Thisdealalsoprovidesatremen- hand, the RBI panel, accordingto needfor apolicy environ- Meanwhile,the RBI’s central Myntra, and is the market leader alsopointedout that Flipkartand dousopportunityto buildscaleof ■ Original equipment theminutesreleasedonFriday, has ment enabling recovery boardFridayheld ameettodis- in the onlinefashioncategory, ABFRL will needtofind away existing brands and expand its manufacturers(OEMs) would signaledthatthere’s“spaceforfu- of output. cuss,amongotherthings,theeco- while ABFRLhouseslifestyle around India’s foreign direct in- brand portfolio intoemerging refrainfrom incurring high tureratecuts” if the inflation nomic situation. The meeting de- brands suchasAllen Solly, Peter vestment (FDI) norms, whichbar consumersegments,”saidAshish capital expenditure Source: India Ratings/PTI evolvesinline with expectations. liberated on issuesconcerning England, VanHeusen in addition anyentity in whichane-com- Dikshit, MD, ABFRL. “Thereexists spacefor futureratecutsifthe inflation evolvesin financial stability. BRIEFLY Gilead’s remdesivir first drugto PMtointeract withCEOsofoil getCovidtreatmentnod in US andgasfirms effect” on hospitalisedpatients. ENSECONOMICBUREAU “Thistrialhasjustbeenputup NewDelhi: Prime Minister NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 (madepublic),theirinterimresu- NarendraModiwillinteract ltshavebeen put up on the web- via video conference with THEUNITEDStatesFoodandDrug site.Thishasnotyet beenpeerre- CEOs of leading globaloil Administration (FDA) on viewed, however, we find that and gascompanies on Thursdayapproved Veklury thesedrugsarenot performingas Mondayatanannual event (remdesivir), an antiviral devel- we had expected,” Dr Balram organisedbytheNITIAayog opedand patented by Gilead Bhargava,DirectorGeneral,Indian and the Ministryof Sciences, forCovid-19 treatment Council of Medical Research said Petroleum and Natural Gas. of hospitalisedadultsandchildren The future of the drug is still on October 20, during abriefing above theage of 12 years. This is being assessedinIndia, on the actions takenbythe gov- Govttosellup the firstand only treatment so far especiallyafter the interim ernmenttotackle Covid-19. to receive theAmericandrugreg- resultsofaWHO-sponsored “So, debateand discussion is BANGALOREELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LIMITED to15%stakein ulator’s approval forCovid-19. trial lastweek. Express file ongoingatthe nationaltaskforce The nod,coming aweek after and the joint monitoringgroup (Wholly owned by Government of Karnataka undertaking) RVNLviaOFS interim results of aglobal trial and we will take intocognisance (CIN-U04010KA2002SGC030438) sponsored by the WorldHealth to-severe Covid-19toevaluate resultsofthesetrialsandissuethe BRIEF TENDER NOTIFICATION (Through e-procurement) NewDelhi: Thegovernment Organization(WHO)saidremde- howlongittook them to recover advisories accordingly,”hesaid. BESCOM invites tender vide Enquiry No.: BESCOM/GM(M&C)/ is planning to sell up to 15 sivirwasineffective inpreventing within 29 days of being treated. Meanwhile, some Covid-19 DGM(SG&EV)/BC-53/2020-21/ENQ–02dated: 21-10-2020 for percentstake in Rail Vikas Covid-19 deathsinhospitals,was “Themediantimeto recovery doctors said theyfound the drug “ProvidingTransaction Advisory Services along with Bid Nigam Ltd (RVNL) and has givenonthe basis of other trials. fromCovid-19 was10daysforthe beneficial in cutting down treat- advisory services for Advanced Metering Infrastructure invited bids from merchant Remdesivir,likeother repur- Veklurygroup compared to 15 ment timelinesinsome cases. (AMI) in BESCOM”. bankers formanagingthe poseddrugs, hadbeen adminis- days forthe placebo group, asta- Othersarewaitingonthefinalre- Issue of Bid Documents: From 03.11.2020 at 17:00 Hrs. sharesale process. teredtopatients acrossthe world tisticallysignificantdifference. sultsofthe trial to take acall on if onwards. Last Date for submission of Queries through onthebasisof emergencyuseap- Overall, the odds of clinical im- and howtheywill use this drug. e-portal: Upto 09.11.2020, before 17:00 Hrs. Pre-bid meeting: Indiagets provals by regulators in various provement at Day15werealso The size of the remdesivir On 10.11.2020 @11:00 Hrs. at Board Room, Corporate countries,includingIndia.Veklury statisticallysignificantlyhigherin market in India waspegged at Office, BESCOM, Bangalore. Last date for bid submission: Chairmanship has been approved or authorised the Veklurygroup when com- around Rs 121.29 croreinthe 12 upto 18.11.2020, 17:00 Hrs. Opening of bid documents: fortemporaryuse as aCovid-19 pared to the placebo group,” months endedSeptember,ac- 19.11.2020, 17:30 Hrs. All the payments such as tender cost, ofILObody treatment in nearly 50 countries, stated therelease. cordingtoestimates by pharma- EMD, etc. shall be made through e-payment mode. Further, according to GileadSciences. Overfive drugmakershere,in- ceutical market research firm bidders can take assistance with e-procurementhelp desk at NewDelhi: Afteragap of 35 “Theapproval of Veklury was cluding Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, AIOCD Awacs PharmaTrac. 080-25501216 and 080-25501227 or website https://eproc. years, India assumedthe supportedbythe agency’sanaly- CiplaandHetero Healthcare,have However, thesecalculationswere karnataka.gov.in Sd/- Chairmanshipof Governing sisof datafromthreerandomized, signedagreementswithGileadto madeusingdataavailableforonly The General Manager(Ele.) Bodyof InternationalLabour controlledclinicaltrials that in- makeandsupplygenericversions four of the severalremdesivir For Electricity related complaints call: 1912 Meters and Commercial, Organization(ILO), with cludedpatientshospitalizedwith of the patented drug in India as brands —Desrem (Mylan), Download “BESCOMMithra” Mobile APP BESCOM Labour SecretaryApurva mild-to-severe COVID-19,” said a wellasmanylow-andmiddle-in- Remdac (Zydus Cadila), Cipremi Chandra beingelectedto the US FDArelease on the matter. come nations.However, the fu- (Cipla) and Covifor (Hetero), postfromOctober 2020 to The trials takenintoaccount tureofthe drug is still being as- whichmeansthe size of the mar- June2021, aLabourMinistry include the ACTT-1 randomised, sessedinIndia,especiallyafterthe ket mayactually be muchhigher. statement said Friday. PTI double-blind,placebo-controlled interimresultsoftheWHO-spon- Sales of remdesivir herehave trial conducted by theNational soredSolidarityTherapeuticstrial risensubstantially—nearly 96per InstituteofAllergy and Infectious last weekthatsaidremdesivirand cent in July-September forthe Veggieburgers Diseases.Thistriallookedat1,062 other repurposeddrugs under four aforementionedbrands — arestillburgers, hospitalisedpatients withmild- study seemedtohave“littleorno PharmaTrac datashowed. rulesEU Brussels:Votingto rejectpro- Sept crude oil processing rises over posals backedbyfarmers, the European Parliament Aug but still below pre-Covid levels said on Fridaythat restau- rantsand shopsinthe highestlevel in this fiscal, accord- ralgas also fell by 6.1per cent and European Union should be ENSECONOMICBUREAU ing to datareleasedbythe 10.7 per cent, respectively,from allowedtolabel productsas NEWDELHI,OCTOBER23 Petroleum MinistryonFriday. 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BRIEFLY Kapil undergoes Englandcricketteam Endgame emergency takes15%paycut angioplasty London:The England cricket team ListlessCSK'sseason goes from bad to worse as theysuffera10-wicketloss to MI in aone-sidedmatch agreedtotakea15per cent paycut Fridayasthe sportdeals with lostrev- walkedinatNo.3or4,buthedidn’t.Therewere EXPRESSNEWSSERVICE/PTI enue during the coronavirus pan- SYNOPSIS times his intuitions and reflexesfailedhim too. KOLKATA,OCTOBER23 demic. Players with contractsfrom Hostile bowling by Mumbai As muchashis influence as abatsman, his the England and Wales Cricket Board Indians proved to be the leadershipwasstrangelyjaded,bereftof inspi- KAPIL DEV,India’s greatestall-rounder,is will getreducedincome in "retainers, proverbial lastnail in CSK coffin ration, adefinitecaginess that had markedhis said to be stable afterundergoing an emer- matchfees and win bonuses" forone lastdays asTest captain.Forexample, heintro- gency coronaryangioplasty in the early year,the governing body said in a ducedasinfluentialamatch-winner as Imran hours on Friday. Astatement releasedbythe statement.The paycut backdated to Tahir toolateintothe campaign, moresoas Fortis Escorts HeartInstituteinDelhi, where October 1was "in viewofthe substan- SANDIPG Dwayne Bravowas injured formostofthe se- the former India captain has been admitted, tial shortfall in the ECB's revenue as a OCTOBER23 ries.NJagadeesanhadshownimmenseprom- said that Devcould be dischargedinacou- consequence of the COVID-19pan- ise in his firstmatch, but then wasomitted for ple of days. demic." England recentlyhostedtours MIDWAYthrough an inky Fridaynight in the next two. Theyseemedateam drifting “Former Indian Cricket captain Mr Kapil by the West Indies, Pakistan, Ireland Sharjah, an eraofChennai Super Kings’ invin- away from the nucleus, their wheels coming Dev, age62years, came to Fortis Escorts and Australia, playing in mostly cibility endedwithout afight, but with asense off.LikeonFridayevening,helookeddefeated. HeartInstitute(Okhla Road) emergency de- emptystadiums. of inevitability.Therewas no better proof of partment at 1:00amon23rdOctober with a CSK’scalamitousseason,andadesperateneed Lackofplanning complaint of chestpain. He wasevaluated forrenewal, than this night. Theywerehelp- Blatantlyevident wasalackofplanning. It and an emergency coronaryangioplasty was Biggunswinin less,andbeyondit,hopelessinpreventingadis- seemed, theyhad no plan B, C, or even D. They performedbyDrAtul Mathur,Director of EuropaLeague astrous exit from the tournament. lostSuresh Raina as soon as theylandedinthe Cardiology Department, in the middle of It wasthe mostun-CSK performance of all Emirates, and theyhad no back-up plan. They night,” said the hospital statement. London: GarethBale had aquietfirst times. Theyhuffedand puffedto114 for9,and kept experimenting with the No.3, but none It added: “Currently, he is admitted in ICU startfor Tottenham since return while what rubbed salt intotheir festering wounds quitegluedin. Dhoni alleged that the young- and under close supervision of Dr Atul Carlos Vinicius made amoreimpres- wasthefactthatMumbaiIndianswonwith10 sterswere notshowingspark;thenneitherdid Mathur and his team. Mr Kapil Devisstable sive debut by setting up twogoals in a wicketstospareinjust12.2 overs. the old warhorses. Likewise, the bowling was nowand he is expected to getdischargedin 3-0 win over LASK in the Europa What would rankle them and their fever- over-dependent on Bravo’s trickery.The rest (a) couple of days.” League. NorthLondon rivalArsenal on ish supporters is the sheer abjectness of their were at best utilitarian in this format. Josh Later in the day, ashortstatement on his Thursdayopenedits fourth straight defeat. Seldom have theysurrendered so Hazlewood is ahigh-class Test bowler,but ill- instagram account expressedgratitude for Europa League campaign with a2-1 meeklyeverinthe league that theyhavewon Sam Curran’s resilient knockendedwhen he wasclean bowled by Trent Boult. BCCI/IPL suited to T20 cricket.Sam Currancan be areli- the concern and supportextendedtohis come-from-behind win at Rapid thrice and reachedatleasttill the knockouts. ablethirdseamerinatrifecta,butincapableyet family. "Thank youeveryone forall the love Vienna in an opening round of games Worse, therewas asense of foreboding about of single-handeddemolition. Deepak Chahar and concern. Iamoverwhelmedwith the affected by the coronavirus pandemic. the impending disaster. Therewas asense of notising batsmen and reading their minds. is one-dimensional, Shardul Thakur is limited good wishes and well on the road to recov- On agood night forPremier League resignation even in MS Dhoni’s reactive deci- Butassuperblyastheybowled,CSKlostthe whilethe trustedspin pair of Piyush Chawla ery,"the statement read. clubs, Leicesterearnedacomfortable sion to ring in three changes—snuffing out the POINTSTABLE plotcompletely.Itwas amatter of seeing off and Karn Sharma aremetronomes of neither The1983World Cup-winning legendary 3-0 home win over Zorya Luhansk.AC underwhelming Kedar Jadhav, Shane Watson Team Matches Won Lost NR Points BoultandBumrah,likeManishPandeyhadne- discipline nordestruction. all-rounder waswishedaspeedy recovery Milan earneda3-1 away win at Celtic, and Piyush Chalwaand replacing them with MI 10 73014 gotiatedJofraArcheronThursday. Ortheycould Superiorplanningandshrewdstrategising by manyonsocial media, including India's while Roma came from agoal down to Ruturaj Gaikwad,NJagadeesanandImranTahir. DC 10 73014 have ventured on ano-holds-barredcounter- couldhave glossedoversomeof theirflaws,but current captain ViratKohli and Sachin win2-1atYoungBoys -asdidGranada Changes,thatseemed,forthesakeofchanging, RCB 10 73014 attack.Theychoseneither,butthefatalmiddle with neither,theyunravelled. The margins of Tendulkar among others. to upsetPSV Eindhovenaway. as it had been formostofthis season. KKR 10 55010 path.LikeRavindraJadeja,whosashayeddown defeat throwsample signs of their disintegra- "Praying foryour speedy recovery.Get Therewasanunusualtentativenessintheir SRH 10 4608 to Boult and triedtoheave him over mid- tion.Barringaseven-rundefeatatthehandsof well soon paaji," Kohli said. "Takecare@the- approach. Sinking shoulders, drooping eyes, KXIP 10 4608 wicket.Mistake.Thereare times, even in T20 Sunrisers, mostofthe rest have been pretty realkapildev! Praying foryour quickrecov- Madridstrikerflouts and dejected faces manifesting in amuddled RR 11 4708 cricket,whenyouhavetoprioritisesafetyover comprehensive —16runs, 44 runs, 10,37, 5 ery. Getwell soon Paaji," wishedTendulkar norms,facesprison thought process. Nothing moresymbolic than CSK 11 3806 aggression.Jadeja’sdepartureplungedthemto wickets, 7wickets. The defeat at hands of Also wishing him good health were India FafduPlessis’s mode of dismissal. Rather than 21/5 in 5.2 overs, CSK’s worst-everscoreinthe Mumbai wasjustthe final twistofthe dagger batsman Shikhar Dhawanand badminton Belgrade:Real Madrid striker Luka drive afull-length ball, he justthrew his hard power-playovers. Their lasthope wasDhoni, intothe hearts.These aresigns that suggestit playerSaina Nehwal. Jovic faces asix-month prison sen- handsattheball,thefront-footstuckandstatic heartedlyand Rayudu’s indecision sufficed. and he did raise hopes with acouple of thun- wasnot acase of one freakishlybad season, or "Wishing the @therealkapildevaswift tence in Serbia forflouting the coun- at the crease, hands stabbing at the ball. It was dering strokes, before he triedanexpansive an aberration, rather acase of deep-setrot. recovery.The nation is well awareofhis grit try's coronavirus isolation rules, state clear that Trent Boult’s in-swinger wasspook- Hostile bowling drive offDeepak Chahar.Astrokeout of frus- Alot of focus would be shedonthe agefac- and spirit and we areverysurehewill be out prosecutors said Friday. Jovic briefly ing his mind, and hence over-conscious of not No doubt, Boult and Bumrah bowled hos- tration than anything else. tor. It wasnot agealone that hampered them, of the hospital soon," said the BCCI. returnedhome from Spain in March thrustinghisfront-foot.Theshotselectionwas tilely, mixing their lengths and angles smartly. butacumen,adaptabilityandplanningtoo.The Dev, who ledIndia to their maiden World and wasseen on the streetsof perfect, but the execution farfromit. Therewas barelyablade of grass, but theyare Wilting skipper very factors that have stood by them formuch Cup triumph in 1983,played131 Tests, scor- Belgrade and pictured at his girl- He wasnot alone in lackofclarity.Sowas masterlyinproducingmovementofftheseam. The captain could pinpoint alot of reasons of this decade. Or maybe, it wasthe game’s re- ing 5,248 runs and taking 434wickets. His friend's birthdayparty despitebeing hiscolleagueAmbatiRayudu.Heattemptedto Boultespeciallywasmenacing—hewouldslide behindtheirworstseason.Injuries,form,defec- minderthattheireraofinvincibilityhadended. tallyofwicketswas aworld recordwhen he ordered to self-isolatefor 14 days. pull Jasprit Bumrah. The stroke wason, as the the ball across the right-handedbatsmen, be- tion, fortune, and what not. But he can’t shirk And slippedintothe inky skies of Sharjah. hung up his cricket boots in 1994.The record, Prosecutors arenow taking the case ball wasrelatively shortish. But his stroke fore skidding one ontothe pads. CSK batsmen away from responsibilities himself. His num- BRIEF SCORES: CSK 114/9 in 20 overs (S in fact, stood until 2000,when West Indies to courtand saying he should be sen- seemedhalf-heartedasifhewanted to pull livedintheconstantfearof inward-bendingde- bersreinforcedhisdecline,whichhasbeenover- Curran52; TBoult 4/18, JBumrah 2/25, R fast bowler CourtneyWalsh surpassedit. In tencedtoasix-month prison sen- away from the stroke at the lastmoment. livery.The unsurefeet-movement stemmed storied—just181 runs at astrikerateof122 in Chahar 2/22) losttoMumbai Indians 116/0 in 225 ODIs, Devscored 3,783runs and ac- tence afterherefusedtopay 30,000 Bumrahisthelastbowleryouwantto facehalf- from it. Boult resembledapsychoanalyst, hyp- 11 innings. Thereweretimes he could have 12.2 overs (I Kishan 68*, QdeKock46*) counted for253 wickets. euros forhumanitarian purposes in exchangefor droppedcharges. Asianonlineteam Hamilton poised to take over Schumacher’s record at Portuguese GP chess:Indiainsemis Awin would also take Hamilton astep position, but then cededfirstplace to ing one with frequent elevation changes ASSOCIATEDPRESS closer to matching Schumacher's recordof Iremember sitting at home Hamilton afteraclumsy braking error. A and whereovertaking is expected to be dif- Chennai:The top-seededIndian LISBON,OCTOBER23 sevenF1championship titles. He leads the watching the Grands Prix and despondent Bottas had to retirethe car af- ficult. It is the second newrace of acoron- women'steam stormedintothesemi- championship by 69 pointsahead of his watching Michael win. Iremember ter12laps due to afailedelectrical compo- avirus-hit campaign afterthe Tuscan GP at finals of the Asian Nations Online Cup ON Acircuit hosting itsfirstFormula One Mercedes teammateValtteri Bottas after going upstairs with my brother nent in the engine. "Seeing Lewis cross the Mugello lastmonth. 2020 Championship, while the men race, Lewis Hamilton can finallystand alone winning sevenofthe first11races, and with afterwards and we would play line in Germanyand take his 91st victory If Sunday's race is anything as intense as eked out afighting win over Mongolia among F1 greatsbybeating Michael onlyfiveremaining afterSunday's contestat computer games together and I wasaveryspecial moment. Valtteri's race, that crash-marredone at Mugello, then F1 to securethelastfourberth.TheIndian Schumacher's recordfor wins. Victoryatthe the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. however, could nothavegone much fans will be in foratreat. womenmadeshortworkofKyrgyzstan Portuguese Grand Prix on Sundaywould When Hamilton movedlevel with would be Michael. So it's very, worse," Mercedes' head of motorsportToto ForHaas drivers Romain Grosjean and inthelast-eightround,winningthetwo move the British driveronto92race wins, Schumacher on 91 wins at the Eifel GP in very surreal.” Wolffsaid. "But one of Valtteri's biggest Kevin Magnussen it representsachance to match-ups easily--4-0 and 3.5-0.5 -- and surpass the German great's markof91 Germanytwo weeksago,Schumacher's strengths is his resilience and his ability to putthemselvesinthe market foraseat next afterhaving toppedthe preliminary that forsolong had been considered un- son MickSchumacher -who leads the F2 LEWIS HAMILTON bounce back." season. The U.S.-ownedteam with Ferrari Swisssystemphase.TheIndianwomen touchable. championship -presented avisiblymoved FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPION Still even awin in Portugal would do lit- engines announcedonThursdaythat the will face Mongolia in the semifinal on "I remember sitting at home watching Hamilton with one of his father's racing tle forBottas' chances of catching duo will be replacednextyear,having Saturday. The Indian men wonboth the Grands Prix and watching Michael win," helmets from his time at Mercedes. "I was Mercedes -and F1 itself -whichopenedthe Hamilton, unless his teammateendures scored onlythree pointsbetween them so matches 2.5-1.5. Theywill take on Iran Hamilton said. "I remember going upstairs reallyhonored by Michael's familywhen door forHamilton to makewhat wasthen some bad fortune of his owninthe hand- far. "The lastchapterisclosedand the book in Saturday's semifinal. with my brother afterwards and we would theypresented me with this helmet," considered arisky move when he left ful of races remaining. is finished," said Grosjean, the veteran AGENCIES playcomputer games together and Iwould Hamilton said. McLaren to join the SilverArrows. Portugal's 4.65-kilometer(2.9-mile) cir- Frenchdriver. be Michael. So it's very,verysurreal." It wasSchumacher's retirement from Bottas ledthe Eifel GP aftertaking pole cuit -known as Portimao -isanundulat- ForHamilton, the storycontinues. In isolation and mourning his brother’s Real problems at Madrid ahead of El Clasico demise, Brazil legend Pele turns 80 Toothless attack SHASHANKNAIR Thereare some statistics that Zidane OCTOBER23 wouldbeshakinghisbaldheadover.Thekey one being Madrid, in their lasttwo games, ASSOCIATEDPRESS ZINEDINE ZIDANE has neverlostasaman- have taken28shots withonlysixontarget – SAOPAULO,OCTOBER23 ager at the CampNou, arecordthat comes with onlytwo resulting in goals. Theyhave under the microscope todayasBarcelona made 57 crosses in these twogames and at- BRAZILIAN GREATPele turned80onFriday, hostthe champions at atime when Real tempted97long balls. AgainstCadiz, in par- but the celebration will have to wait. Madrid arereeling from acouple of shock ticular,was ashockerasMadrid could only The three-time WorldCup winner defeats. The reversals –one eachinLaLiga manageone shotontarget, despitehaving spent the dayisolated with afew family and the Champions League –have 74 per cent possession and making close to members outside Sao Paulo, wherehere- prompted questions over whether Los 700passeswithan85percentaccuracyrate. ceivedaflood of tributes from players, fans, Blancoscanhave anothersuccessfulseason. AnotherstatthatshouldhurtMadridishow celebrities and politicians. thegoalshave driedup.Intheirlast14games, His long-time spokesman, PepitoFornos, Historical anomaly theyhavescored twoormoreonlythree said Pele will spend his birthdayathis man- AglaringstatistichitsoutatRealMadrid times,anumberthatmightnotbethebiggest sion in the beachfront city of Guaruja, on the andtheirhistory.Theymay have thehighest confidence-boosterastheyheadforthefirst coastofSao Paulo state, wherehehas been number of league titlesandbeen continen- El Clasico of the season. since the beginning of the COVID-19pan- talchampions 13 times, but theyhaveonly These twodefeatsfollowedasimilar demic. He also has residences in Santos and retainedtheLaLigaonceinthelast30years. script. Madrid have been slackdespiteen- Sao Paulo. “He will onlystaywith his family. Onpaperatleast,itlookstooearly intherace Welackedabitofeverything. joyingthelion’sshareofpossession.They’ve No party at all,” Fornos told The Associated to makeacall –one point offthe topwith a Aboveallconfidence,whichis reliedonanoverload of long balls and Press. “That has been the case all his life.” game in hand makes it seem likethings themostimportantthing...We crosseswithverylittlesuccessto showforit. Fornos said Pele isn’t speaking publicly aren’tthatbadatMadrid.Buttheirprevious because he is still mourning his brother Jair, Fans take aselfie in front of Pele’s mural in Sao Paulo. Reuters tworesultsandhowthey’veplayedinthose knowthesituationwe’rein.” Rumour mill who diedofcancer in March.Pele is Brazil’s matchesareacauseforconcernastheypre- ZINEDINE ZIDANE Suchisthe pressureofbeing the Real all-time leading scorer with 77 goals, al- paretoface aBarcelona team that has had MANAGER, REAL MADRID Madridmanagerthattwolossesandanup- though Neymar is closing in on that record The Brazilian endedhis career with the Since 1992, Pele has done charity work as itsown setofissues. coming El Clasico sets rumour-mongers with 64.But the Paris Saint-Germain striker NewYorkCosmos, whereheplayedfrom aU.N goodwill ambassador.Hestoppedhis about. Frenchpublication L’Equipe wrote trails farbehind when it comes to WorldCup 1975-77, winning one national title and at- career as abusinessman in 2004 afterfailed Shocklosses Ukrainian club missing 10 first- team regu- thatZidanehasbeengivenatwo-matchlife- titles, whichPele wonin1958, 1962 and 1970. tracting sports greatslikeboxer Muhammad attemptsinthe sports marketing field. The startofthis season forReal Madrid lars on the backofpositive Covid tests. line to changecourse or getthe sack. The No other playerhas accomplishedthat Ali to watchhim playassoccer took root in Pele has had mobility problems since a hasnotbeenthebest one.Theyhaveplayed “Welackedabit of everything,” said headof amanagerwhohaswonaleagueti- feat. Pele also collected aslewoftrophies for the United States. Pele wasalso Brazil’s sports failedhip replacement surgery in 2012.He six matches and wonthree, losttwo and Zidane. “Above all confidence, whichisthe tle and three Champions Leagues is said to Brazilian club Santos from 1956-74, includ- ministerfrom1995-98. Twoyears later,he has also been admitted to hospitals in recent drawnonce. In the post-matchconference mostimportant thing...We knowthe situa- be on the chopping blockofthe mostsuc- ing 10 Sao Paulo stateleague titles,which shared the FIFAaward forplayerofthe cen- years forkidneyand prostate procedures. The afterthe Champions League defeat to tionwe’rein.It'soursecondbadgame.Now cessfulclubintheworldafterjustsixgames wasatop tournament at the time, six turywith Argentina great DiegoMaradona. celebrations in Brazil forPele beganonFeb. Shakhtar Donetsk, Zidane acceptedthe we have to preparefor our next game. It’s intothe newseason. Brazilian championships, twoCopa The Brazilian receivedthe mostvotes from 20, but he didn’t attend the unveiling of alife- blame forthe loss that came despitethe clear that I’m responsible.” LiveonFacebook Watch, 7.30pm Libertadores titles and the Intercontinental members of the soccer body,while the size statue of him at Maracana Stadium in Rio Cup in 1962 and 1963. Argentine prevailedinanonline vote. de Janeirothat day.

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